National Hazardous Waste List revised edition 2016
      The Ministry of Environmental Protection, together with the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Public Security, recently revised and issued the National Hazardous Waste List (2016 edition), which will come into effect on August 1, 2016. Compared with the 2008 edition of the List, the main adjustments in the preface of this revision include: first, the management content of medical waste is clarified. The second is to modify the mixture of hazardous waste and other solid waste, as well as the determination of waste attributes after the treatment of hazardous waste, and the key points, difficulties and countermeasures in the implementation process.
China's first report on greenhouse gas emissions by central enterprises has been released
     On June 6, 2016, China Huadian Corporation released the White Paper on Greenhouse Gas Emissions during the 12th Five-Year Plan Period, which is the first publicly released report on greenhouse gas emissions by a central government enterprise after China signed the Paris Agreement.
   According to the white paper, During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, China Huadian vigorously implemented carbon emission reduction measures and continuously optimized the power supply structure. In 2015, the installed capacity of clean energy reached 50 million kilowatts, ranking first among the five major power generation groups. During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, structural adjustment reduced carbon dioxide by 150 million tons.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: VOCs cut key industries green design evaluation standards will be formulated
     Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued by the Ministry of Finance "key industries to reduce volatile organic compounds action plan" notice said that by 2018, low (no)VOCs green coatings, ink, adhesive products accounted for 60%, 70%, 85%. The main task of coating industry is: focus on promoting waterborne coating, powder coating, high solid coating, solvent free coating, radiation curing coating (UV coating) and other green coating products.
 Low (no)VOCs coating product ratio standard issued
    The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized the preparation of the "key industries to reduce volatile organic compounds action plan", clearly put forward the development of the main goal is to 2018, industrial VOCs emissions more than 2.2 million tons than 2015, reduce benzene, toluene, xylene, dimethylformamide (DMF) and other solvents, additives use more than 20%, The proportion of green pesticide preparation, paint, ink, adhesive and tire products with low (no)VOC reached 70%, 60%, 70%, 85% and more than 40% respectively.
The new standard for interior wall coating of children's activity places will come into effect on June 7
    Children's Day, children's products are once again put on the consumer boom. Children coating is a kind that rises in last few years with "design for children only" the product that is selling point, because its potential consumer is children this special group, because this environmental protection and be able to bear or endure swabbing performance get a person attention all the more. Following the beginning of this year, the first domestic "children water-borne interior wall coating" after the standard comes on stage, the guangdong province local standard released by guangdong province quality and technology supervision bureau "children activity place interior wall coating" is about to be carried out formally on June 7, 2016.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issues industrial Green Development Plan (2016-2020)
     In order to implement the Outline of the 13th Five-Year Plan of the People's Republic of China for National Economic and Social Development and Made in China 2025, accelerate the construction of ecological civilization and promote green industrial development, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has formulated the Plan for Green Industrial Development (2016-2020).
　 The plan calls for boosting energy efficiency, sharply reducing pollution emissions, strengthening comprehensive utilization of resources and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.