Regulation

Indonesian Association Urges Government to Issue Direct Use Geothermal Regulations to Promote Geothermal Tourism Development

The Indonesian Geothermal Production Area Association (ADPPI) recently issued an urgent call to the government, urging the prompt issuance of regulations for th…

India's NITI Aayog Warns: Inefficient Waste Recycling System Leads to Loss of Business Worth Billions of Rupees

Recently, the Indian government think tank, the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), warned that due to the inefficiency of the waste manag…

Akwa Ibom State Assembly in Nigeria Passes Resolution to Promote Public-Private Partnership in Building Waste Recycling Plants for "Turning Waste into Treasure"

The House of Assembly of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, passed a significant resolution urging the state government to collaborate with the private sector to establi…

DOD Technologies Establishes DOD Labs to Expand PFAS Testing Capabilities for Environmental Regulation

Recently, the U.S. gas detection technology company DOD Technologies announced the establishment of a new analytical laboratory division, DOD Labs, expanding it…

Japan

Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan

Apple announced on Wednesday that it has opened iPhones to alternative app stores in Japan in order to comply with new regulations designed to promote competiti…

Canada

Canada Unveils New Rules to Lower Oil and Gas Methane Emissions

Canada released new regulations on December 16, 2025, designed to significantly lower methane emissions from its oil and gas industry.These measures set a cours…

Metal

Indonesia to Levy Gold Export Duties From December 23

Indonesia will impose export duties on gold products starting December 23, according to a regulation published on the Finance Ministry website on Wednesday. The…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Trump Seeks to Ease US Regulations for Coal-Fired Power Plants

The administration of President Donald Trump has requested a federal court to invalidate the 2024 limits on soot emissions for power plants and factories. In a …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF Gets Go-Ahead for Hinkley Point B Decommissioning

The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has formally approved EDF Energy’s plans to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant in Som…

Carbon Credits

Philippines DoE Unveils Framework for Carbon Credits in Energy Sector

The Philippine Department of Energy (DoE) has introduced the country’s first regulations for carbon credits in the energy sector, marking a major step tow…

Botswana

Botswana Enforces New 24% Local Ownership Rule for Mines

Botswana’s Ministry of Minerals and Energy announced on Friday that a new regulation has taken effect, requiring mining companies to allocate a 24% owners…

Russian

Russia Will Increase Grain Export Quotas in 2026

At the Golden Autumn agro-industrial exhibition, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to slightly increase the national grain export quota for 20…

Battery

China Connects Largest Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Storage Plant

A 100MW hybrid frequency-regulation plant in northern Shanxi province, North China, was successfully connected to the grid at the end of August. The developers …

Nuclear Reactor

Regulatory Progress for Last Energy’s UK Project

Last Energy, a U.S.-based microreactor developer, has completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its PWR-20 power plant design, conducted by the UK’s…

Coal Mine

US Issues Expedited Permit for Proposed Tennessee Coal Mine

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior granted a permit to Hurricane Creek Mining LLC for a coal mine on Bryson Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennes…