China MEE Requires Submission of Reports on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The greenhouse gas emissions spewed out by fossil fuel burning, forest destruction and other human activities have caused the climate crisis. To cope with climate change, China, as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has pledged to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. On March 15, 2022, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued the Notification on Key Points for Management of Enterprises’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting in 2022¹ (hereinafter referred to as Notification), detailing the tasks for stakeholders and corresponding timelines.