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E.U. adopts sustainable finance framework

REGULATORY RADAR - The Council of the European Union has adopted a classification system, or taxonomy, to provide companies and investors with a common framework for identifying environmentally sustainable business activities.

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European Commission adopts biodiversity strategy

REGULATORY RADAR - At the end of May, the European Commission announced its adoption of a new biodiversity strategy, aimed at addressing biodiversity loss due to exploitation of natural resources and pollution.

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California to require zero-emission trucks

REGULATORY RADAR - The California Air Resources Board, the state’s clean air regulator, has passed a new rule requiring more than half of the trucks sold in California to be zero-emissions by 2035.

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Canada releases strategic assessment of climate change

REGULATORY RADAR - Canada’s federal government has released a strategic assessment of climate change that will be used as the basis for evaluating Canada’s adherence to its climate change commitments, such as the Paris Climate Accord.

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US passes land conservation bill

REGULATORY RADAR - The president signed the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act on August 4, 2020, guaranteeing funding for the protection of federal land in the United States.

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New Jersey passes environmental justice legislation

REGULATORY RADAR - On August 27, 2020, the New Jersey legislature passed a new law requiring the state’s Department of Environmental Protection to identify environmentally “overburdened communities†and grant environmental permits only after a determination that the permitted activity will have no disproportionate, cumulative environmental impact on the community.

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UK plans new law on deforestation and supply chain due diligence

REGULATORY RADAR - The U.K. government has published plans to prohibit large business operating in the country from using products that were grown in areas that had been deforested illegally.

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California bans new gas cars

REGULATORY RADAR - California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order phasing out the sale of all gasoline powered vehicles in the state by 2035.

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Canada to ban single-use plastics

REGULATORY RADAR - Canadian Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the country plans to ban single-use plastics, such as plastic straws, cutlery, and checkout bags, by the end of 2021.

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California requires minimum recycled content in plastic bottles

REGULATORY RADAR - California has passed a new law requiring plastic beverage bottles covered by the state redemption program to include at least 15% post-consumer recycled resin by 2022.

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New Jersey bans single-use plastic and paper bags

REGULATORY RADAR - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a state ban on single-use plastic and paper bags in all stores and food service establishments.

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UK to end sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030

REGULATORY RADAR - The UK announced a number of measures to support the goal of ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the country by 2030.

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