Nitrogen Policies

 

This database compiles 2,726 nitrogen policies from 186 countries, sourced from the ECOLEX database and other databases, as originally provided for the publication by Kanter et al, 2020  and subsequently extended for South Asia by the GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub by Yang et al. 2022 (966 N policies). The database is searchable by country, keyword, date, policy instrument, economic sector and geographical scale.

References

Kanter et al. (2020) Gaps and opportunities in nitrogen pollution policies around the world. Nat Sustain, 3, pp.956–963.

Anastasia L Yang et al. (2022) Policies to combat nitrogen pollution in South Asia: gaps and opportunities. Environ. Res. Lett. 17 025007.


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Policy Title ECOLEX Ref ID Scale Sector Date of Text
Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC.
LEX-FAOC086598
National Transport 23/04/2009
Regulation on the list of fertilizer entered in the Register of fertilizer (according to the trade name and manufacturer of fertilizers).
LEX-FAOC014028
National Agriculture 06/08/2013
Regulation No. 1 of 4.03.2015 determining the order and manner of spending the revenues from the sale of emission allowances from aviation activities.
LEX-FAOC069261
National
Royal Decree No. 575/1996 - New official methods of fertilizer analysis.
LEX-FAOC160389
National Agriculture 28/03/1996
Decision No. 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’.
LEX-FAOC044213
National 20/11/2013
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan – EPANB.
LEX-FAOC169595
National 2015
Resolution No. 4158 of 1998 subjecting deposits of pesticides, seeds and fertilizers to the provisions of Regulating Decree No. 2680 of 1970.
LEX-FAOC091682
National Agriculture 07/10/1998
Law 162/2014 on the protection of ambient air quality.
LEX-FAOC145050
National 04/12/2014
Plan d’Action du Gouvernement pour la Mise en œuvre du Programme du Président de la République.
LEX-FAOC145758
National Agriculture 2012
Environmental Strategy for the years 2014-2023.
LEX-FAOC046865
National 24/04/2014

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