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Minister Davitashvili: “Our consistent efforts of shaping environmental policy have been inspired by the EU-Georgia Association Agreement and aspire to harmonize Georgian legislation and policies with the European standards”
The Ministry has undertaken meaningful legislative drafting process:· Adoption of a new and European air quality management standards;
· Adoption of 2020-2022 atmospheric air quality enhancement action plan for the city of Rustavi;
· Ensuring adherence to fuel quality norms and adoption of stricter sanctions for violations;
· Adoption of new regulations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from enterprises and deploying EU system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is underway;
· Up to 200 large enterprises have been imposed requirements for reducing air pollution;
· Determining European standards for atmospheric air quality monitoring;
· Drafting the new law on “water resources management”. The new law will cultivate river basin management;
· Elaboration of national strategy and action plan framework for marine environment strategy;
· Elaboration of a new document regarding the climate change-related, nationally determined contributions (NDCs);
· Elaboration of climate change strategy and 2021-2023 action plan.