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
Ministerial Decree No. 847 on restricting, suspending, or eliminating emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC041334
National 28/11/2002
Ordonnance sur les prescriptions relatives aux gaz d’échappement des moteurs de bateaux dans les eaux suisses (OEMB).
LEX-FAOC027465
National Transport
Law No. 1422-XIII on protection of the atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC138571
National
Statutory Notification S.R.O. 742 (I)/93 on National Environmental Quality Standards.
LEX-FAOC151048
National Waste 24/08/1993
Measures of Sichuan Province for prevention and control of pollution caused by emission from motorized vehicles.
LEX-FAOC106107
Regional Transport 14/01/2013
Directive No. Z/32 of 2003 defining requirements and conditions for fertilizers and plant growing regulators.
LEX-FAOC097311
National Agriculture 2003
Arrêté nº 774 MAEP/D-CAB/SGM/DA/DRH/SA portant attributions, organisation et fonctionnement du centre régional pour la promotion agricole des départements de l'Atlantique et du littoral.
LEX-FAOC161820
Regional Agriculture 03/06/2004
Law No. 71 on state regulation of emission and absorption of greenhouse gases.
LEX-FAOC136373
National 25/05/2007
Emission Cadastre Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC094733
National 04/06/2002
Air Pollution Control (Licensing and Emission Standards) Regulations (Cap. 204).
LEX-FAOC045450
National

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