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Regulatory Gateway Database
Cross-reference and search global environmental regulations by jurisdiction and domain. Access high-level overviews, enforcement dates, and target scopes for key frameworks including EU REACH, RoHS, ESPR, and Chinese VOC standards in one unified portal.
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Environmental Regulatory Domain Database
Structured environmental regulatory domains categorized by field
China Water & Air Environmental Protection Domain
An emission regulation system overseeing volume reduction controls for wastewater and exhaust gases (air pollutants) from industrial facilities, and zero-emission protection policies in priority watersheds like the Yangtze River.
U.S. Market Disclosure, Financial, and Behavioral Change Regulatory System
The U.S. market disclosure, financial, and behavioral change system combines the SEC's climate-related disclosure rule (requiring public companies to disclose climate-related risks), the FTC's Green Guides (governing the validity of corporate environmental marketing claims), and the federal Buy Clean policy (promoting the use of low-carbon construction materials in government procurement). Rather than imposing direct use prohibitions, this domain promotes corporate decarbonization and environmental responsibility through soft governance—disclosure requirements and market incentives. The SEC's climate-related disclosure rule was proposed in 2022 and adopted in March 2024 by a 3–2 vote, but litigation followed immediately upon adoption, and the rule's effect was stayed in April of that year pending resolution of consolidated litigation before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. In March 2025, the SEC decided to discontinue its defense of the rule, and in May 2026 it published a formal rescission proposal, which was published in the Federal Register in June of that year (with a public comment deadline of August 3, 2026). As a result, the rule has never taken effect or been applied. The FTC's Green Guides, by contrast, were first established in 1992 and, following their most recent revision in 2012, continue to operate as the governing guidance on environmental marketing claims. The federal Buy Clean policy was substantially implemented starting in 2022, prompted by a 2021 executive order. This system serves as the top-level (Level 1) Regulatory System for understanding these U.S. market-mechanism-based environmental behavior incentives in an integrated way.
Global Water & Air Environmental Protection
This Domain provides a cross-cutting organization of international efforts related to the protection of air and water quality. Rather than housing Primary Instruments of its own, this Domain serves to indicate, through Cross Reference, the relevance of international instruments primarily assigned to other Domains that have significant implications for air and water environmental protection. The Montreal Protocol (ozone layer protection), the Minamata Convention (control of mercury releases to air and water), CDP (water risk disclosure), and TNFD (nature-related information disclosure) are each Cross-Referenced to this Domain while retaining their respective Primary Domains (Climate & Carbon Management, Chemical Substance Management, and Environmental Information & Sustainability Disclosure).
Global Circular Economy & Product Stewardship
This Domain provides a cross-cutting organization of international regulations concerning the management of transboundary waste movements and the methodologies for scientifically assessing the environmental impact of products and services, supporting the understanding of major international frameworks such as the Basel Convention and the ISO 14040 series. It is positioned as a higher-level (Level 1) Regulatory System for understanding the Basel Convention, the ISO 14040 series, and related instruments in an integrated manner.
China Product Design & Circular Economy Domain
A product lifecycle circular system under the Solid Waste Law, encompassing WEEE, ELV, plastic packaging restrictions, eco-design, and green product certification.
China Chemical Substances & Product Safety Domain
An integrated foundational system covering manufacturing and import registrations of chemical substances, RoHS substance restrictions, atmospheric VOC emissions, and safety management of hazardous chemicals in China.
China Environmental Information & Corporate Disclosure Domain
A process system mandating the public disclosure of carbon emissions, energy usage, and environmental compliance information for listed and high-emitting companies.
China Carbon & Energy Management Domain
A carbon management system overseeing the National Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (China ETS) and the dual-control system of energy consumption to achieve carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.