Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
Industry, materials, and waste management policies reduce emissions from the “materials economy,” or all activities related to the manufacturing, processing, production, use, and disposal of goods. This includes a wide variety of industrial activities that tend to be emissions-intensive, such as manufacturing, construction, mining, oil and gas production, and cement production. Policies in this sector reduce fossil fuel extraction, production, and combustion; short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) emissions; and energy consumption across the life cycle of products in the materials economy.
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Policies
| Policy | Policy Category | Components | Enacted | |
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Buy clean requirements mandate or incentivize the use of low-carbon construction materials, such as concrete and steel, in public projects to address embodied carbon. |
Industrial Decarbonization | 0 components | 6 states | |
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Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) regulations include phasedown commitments, rulemakings, disclosure requirements, bans, or other measures that reduce HFC usage and emissions. |
F-gas Regulations | 0 components | 12 states | |
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Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) regulations include phasedown commitments, reporting requirements, bans, or other measures that reduce SF6 usage and emissions. |
F-gas Regulations | 0 components | 5 states | |
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Oil and gas methane regulations include phasedown commitments, reporting requirements, leak detection and repair, or other measures that reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production. |
Oil and Gas Regulations | 0 components | 7 states | |
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Fracking bans prohibit the practice of hydraulic fracking for the production of oil and/or natural gas by a certain year. Legislation often requires an environmental agency or department to promulgate regulations. |
Oil and Gas Regulations | 0 components | 6 states | |
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Landfill methane regulations include rulemakings, emissions monitoring, emissions control, or other measures that reduce methane emissions from decaying organic waste in landfills. |
Waste Management | 0 components | 4 states | |
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Food waste bans and targets include policies that prohibit certain entities that generate specified amounts of food waste (typically commercial businesses and larger institutions) from sending this waste to landfills. Targets aim to reduce total food waste by a certain percentage each target year. |
Waste Management | 0 components | 10 states |