Historical Organization
Ministry of Ecology and Environment
Ministry of Ecology and Environment
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Organization Timeline
National carbon market begins trading
📅 16 July 2021China’s national carbon emissions market began online trading, initially covering power producers. It created a large policy instrument for managing emissions as the country pledged to peak carbon...
Low-carbon transition policy strengthens the national carbon market
📅 25 August 2025The policy links industrial decarbonization with a stronger carbon-emissions trading market. It reflects China's attempt to build domestic institutions for managing climate transition and industrial...
China submits 2035 climate contribution to UNFCCC
📅 3 November 2025China submitted its 2035 nationally determined contribution to the UN climate regime. The filing placed the world’s largest annual greenhouse-gas emitter within the Paris Agreement’s next planning...
Ecological and Environmental Code is adopted
📅 12 March 2026The NPC adopted a comprehensive environmental code, consolidating rules for pollution control, ecological protection, and green development. Codification strengthens the legal architecture for...
Energy-conservation and carbon-reduction guidelines link green transition to industrial policy
📅 23 April 2026Guidelines coordinate energy efficiency and carbon reduction across production and infrastructure. They position climate policy as part of industrial modernization and energy security, while the...
Beautiful China plan sets ecological goals for 2026-2030
📅 3 July 2026The plan sets targets and major projects for environmental quality, green production, and lifestyles, alongside reaching the carbon-peaking target on schedule. It makes ecology part of national...