Further to its enactment and promulgation in May 2024, the Hydrogen Society Promotion Act (the "Act") – Japan's first law regulating businesses relating to hydrogen and its derivatives – came into effect on October 23, 2024....more
On 17 May 2024, the Japanese parliament approved two energy-related bills into law:
- the Hydrogen Society Promotion Act1; and t
- he CCS Business Act.2
These are Japan's first laws relating to the business of hydrogen...more