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This Circular regulates the development of grid-connected solar power project, rooftop solar project and provides a sample Power Purchase Agreement for said projects. The circular also provides the Feed in Tariff for solar power projects including grid connected projects, and rooftop solar system.
This eLearning resource package contains more than 10 hours' worth of content on the core principles of environmental law.
Viet Nam's Updated Nationally Determined Contribution updates the commitments submitted in its Nationally Determined Contribution targets. It states that Viet Nam will have reduced its GHG emissions by 9% compared to the BAU scenario by 2030 with its own domestic resources. This contribution can be raised up to 27% with international support. The adaptation component is updated by identifying strategic tasks, and adaptation measures to minimise damages caused by future climate change impacts for each sector.
Singapore's Update of its First Nationally Determined Contribution submits that the country intends to peak emissions at 65 MtCO2e around 2030. Based on current projections, this will allow Singapore to achieve a 36% reduction in Emissions Intensity from 2005 levels by 2030.
The Fifteenth National Plan has set a vision for achieving a rapid and balanced economic development as well as prosperity, good governance and happiness of the citizens. The plan has been formulated with the aim of upgrading Nepal from a least developed country to a developing country by 2022 and achieving the SDGs by 2030 to lift Nepal to the level of a middle-income country.
The Industrial Enterprises Act of Nepal regulates the registration of companies in Nepal and their classifications. It also provides for requirements and procedures in relation to environmental impact assessment.
The Climate Change Policy 2019 of Nepal addresses changes and improves on its 2011 policy. Its goal is to contribute to socio-economic prosperity of the nation by building a climate resilient society. It adopts sectoral and inter-sectoral policies for attaining the aforementioned goals.
The Climate Change Policy of the Kingdom of Bhutan is guided by the fundamental state policies and fundamental rights and duties enshrined in the constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The policy adheres to several policy objectives, including pursuing carbon neutral development, building resilience to climate change, ensuring means of implementation, and effective and coordinated actions. It discusses conformity and compliance of the policy with relevant legislation, and the implementation procedure.
The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy aims to, among others, improve energy security by reducing energy intensity in the country through adoption of energy efficiency and conservation (EE&C) measures.
Customary and traditional owners of wetos (land running across atolls from the lagoon to the ocean) filed suit arising out of the grounding of a vessel, seeking monetary damages for injury allegedly caused to a reef in the lagoon and the associated "marine resources" by the grounding. The Kabuas concededly do not have ownership interest in the submerged lands, but assert that they have standing based on their traditional rights to protect and pursue damages for injury to natural resources. The court found that the Kabua Plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue their claims for the reason, among others, that the Kabua Plaintiffs have not shown that they have a legal interest in the reef that was damaged by the vessel’s grounding.