Climate Change Laws of the World Database
Countries around the world are taking important domestic actions to help tackle the issue of climate change. This page collects the relevant laws and policies of various countries into an easily accessible database.
The database is a work in progress, with countries being added as relevant expertise becomes available. The Sabin Center invites and welcomes collaboration in helping to develop and keep current this expansive and rapidly changing body of laws. Please email additions and updates to jgundlach@law.columbia.edu.
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Asia and Pacific
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Africa and the Middle East
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Europe and Eurasia
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North America
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Central and South America
Asia and Pacific
Australia |
Bangladesh |
Bhutan |
Brunei |
Cambodia |
China |
Fiji |
India |
Indonesia |
Japan |
Kazakhstan |
Kiribati |
Kyrgyzstan |
Laos |
Malaysia |
Maldives |
Marshall Islands |
Micronesia |
Mongolia |
Myanmar |
Nauru |
Nepal |
New Zealand |
North Korea |
Pakistan |
Palau |
Papua New Guinea |
Philippines |
Samoa |
Singapore |
Solomon Islands |
South Korea |
Sri Lanka |
Tajikistan |
Thailand |
Timore-Leste |
Tonga |
Turkmenistan |
Tuvalu |
Uzbekistan |
Vanuatu |
Vietnam |
Africa and the Middle East
Afghanistan |
Algeria |
Angola |
Bahrain |
Benin |
Botswana |
Burkina Faso |
Burundi |
Cameroon |
Cape Verde |
Central African Rep. |
Chad |
Comoros |
Cyprus |
Dem. Rep. of Congo |
Djibouti |
Egypt |
Equatorial Guinea |
Eritrea |
Ethiopia |
Gabon |
Gambia |
Ghana |
Guinea |
Guinea Bissau |
Iran |
Iraq |
Israel |
Ivory Coast |
Jordan |
Kenya |
Kuwait |
Lebanon |
Lesotho |
Liberia |
Libya |
Madagascar |
Malawi |
Mali |
Mauritania |
Mauritius |
Morocco |
Mozambique |
Namibia |
Niger |
Nigeria |
Oman |
Palestine |
Qatar |
Rep. of Congo |
Rwanda |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Saudi Arabia |
Senegal |
Seychelles |
Sierra Leone |
Somalia |
South Africa |
South Sudan |
Sudan |
Swaziland |
Syria |
Tanzania |
Togo |
Tunisia |
Turkey |
Uganda |
United Arab Emirates |
Yemen |
Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
Europe and Eurasia
Albania |
Andorra |
Armenia |
Austria |
Azerbaijan |
Belarus |
Belgium |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bulgaria |
Croatia |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
E.U. |
Estonia |
Finland |
France |
Georgia |
Germany |
Iceland |
Italy |
Liechtenstein |
Macedonia |
Monaco |
Netherlands |
Norway |
Poland |
Russia |
Serbia |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
Ukraine |
United Kingdom |
North America
Canada |
Cuba |
Mexico |
Puerto Rico |
United States of America |
Jamaica |
Central and South America
Argentina |
Bolivia |
Brazil |
Chile |
Colombia |
Costa Rica |
Dominican Republic |
Ecuador |
El Salvador |
Guatemala |
Guyana |
Honduras |
Nicaragua |
Panama |
Paraguay |
Peru |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Uruguay |
Venezuela |