In 2022, a law (Law No. 018/2022) was passed ratifying Ordinance No. 19/2021 on climate change. Articles 37 to 43 of Gabon's law set out a series of administrative and criminal sanctions for serious violations of the Law's provisions by economic operators (or private individuals and entities), and obstructions of the Climate Issues Management Organisation.

This section of Australia's Act stipulates the requirements for the production of an annual climate change statement by the Minister, which must contain a progress report on the achievement of the national greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, in addition to an assessment of the effectiveness of policy measures currently in place to achieve climate targets, amongst other assessments.

This section ('Prohibition of electricity production from solid fossil fuels') of Greece's National Climate Law establishes a ban on the production of electricity from solid fossil fuels from December 2028 onwards.

The Preamble of the Act outlines the principles that underpin the objectives of the Act in addition to some of the government's international and domestic reporting and planning obligations and commitments. In this section, the government commits to advancing the recognition-of-rights approach reflected in Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982 and in the United Nations Declaration on...

This section states that the framework Act is produced in response to the climate emergency, the negative effects of which Fiji is already experiencing (including increasingly volatile and extreme weather events and sea-level rise). As such, a rapid and ambitious transformation to a net zero emissions global economy is necessary to address and mitigate the climate emergency, and Fiji commits to...

South Korea’s Carbon Neutral Green Growth Framework Act embodies the concept of climate justice within the law’s guiding principles, and then translates this into practical measures on implementing a just transition-aligned pathway to decarbonisation. This includes Chapter 7 of the law, which outlines planning measures such as the preparation of a social safety net for groups that are particularly...

Article 32 of the Act ('Revitalization of Green Transport') sets out measures (including incentives and disincentives) the government must develop to promote green methods of transportation (such as electric vehicles) and improve transportation planning and infrastructure to contribute to the achievement of national emissions reduction targets.

Articles 19(1) and 19(3) of the Act set out obligations for the Federal Ministry responsible for the Environment to set the carbon budget and budgetary period, periodically revise the carbon budget in line with Nigeria's NDCs, and the timeline for setting and submitting subsequent carbon budgets for the following carbon budget cycle. Article 20(1) sets out that the Secretariat, in consultation...

Articles 5 to 8 of the Act stipulate that the Department responsible for climate change must develop a Framework Strategy on Climate Change for Uganda that will guide the government in planning and budgeting for the financing and monitoring of climate change programmes and activities, in addition to a Climate Change Action Plan that must contain responses, measures and action to be undertaken for...

Section 9 of the 2021 Act amends Section 6 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 by inserting Sections 6A-6D. It stipulates that the Advisory Council must propose a carbon budget that is consistent with furthering the achievement of the national climate objective. The provision creates additional stipulations around the length of the budget period and other measures required to...