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Law 1819/2016 on Structural Tax Reform
The Colombia carbon tax (Impuesto Nacional al Carbono) was adopted as part of a structural tax reform and launched in 2017. It is a tax on the carbon content of liquid and gaseous fossil fuels, including all petroleum derivatives, used as propellant, in stationary combustion, or…
Decentralised Rural Electrification Program
Madagascar has significant renewable energy resources such as hydro, solar, wind, biomass, but they are poorly exploited. Despite these resources, the rate of access to electricity is only 12% at the national level and less than 5% in rural areas. To achieve the Millennium…
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) - the first mandatory, market-based effort in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - was established in December 2005 by the governors of seven Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New…
Social Climate Fund
As part of the EU's Fit for 55 Package, the Commission put in place the Social Climate Fund to ensure a structural response to addressing energy and mobility poverty. It will provide Member States additional funding for building improvements, infrastructure development and…
Clean Nuclear Energy Infrastructure
As part of the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established a USD 6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit Program to support the continued operation of domestic nuclear reactors. This program allows owners or operators of commercial U.S.…
California Air Resources Board Offset Program for Mine Methane Capture (MMC) Projects
The California Air Resources Board’s Compliance Offset Protocol Mine Methane Capture (MMC) Projects establishes eligibility rules and methodology for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions associated with methane capture and destruction strategies in active and…
Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs)
Implemented in 2003, the Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGOs) electronic certificate system enables producers of renewable-sourced electricity that is eligible unsder the EU Renewables Directive to be issued with evidence (guarantees) that their electricity is indeed…
Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC)
The scheme applies to large energy users in the public and private sectors across the UK, including supermarkets, water companies, banks, local authorities and all central government departments. Organisations that meet the qualification criteria are required to participate, and…
Climate Change Act 2008 as Amended
The Climate Change Act sets a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions; provides for a system of carbon budgeting; establishes a Committee on Climate Change; confers powers to establish trading schemes for the purpose of limiting greenhouse…
Law 16/2013 on environmental taxation and adopts other tax and financial measures
The Law enables the taxation of Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases, complementing the coverage of the EU
Levy on New Passenger Motor Vehicles
An environmental levy was introduced in 2011 on new passenger motor vehicles. The levy knows different rates with regards to the vehicle type and related-CO2 emissions thresholds: The CO2 emissions threshold for passenger cars remains at 120 gCO2/km and an initial tax rate at…
Decree no. 255 of 2017 on the Procedure for Calculating and Collecting Fees for Negative Environmental Impact (as amended on 9 December 2019)
This regulation establishes a procedure for calculation and collection of the fees due for negative impacts on the environment. It also has provisions related to the control of the calculation, its completeness and timeliness of the payments. The payment is levied for three…
Federal Law on Environmental Protection No. 7-FZ and related decrees
Facilities, that have a negative impact on the environment, depending on the level of such impact, are divided into 4 categories. Category I objects include objects that have a significant negative impact on the environment and they are included in the areas of application of…
Extension of the carbon tax suspension
As part of its March 2022 "New measures to offset rising energy prices" enacted in response to the global energy crisis, the Portuguese government extended the suspension of the carbon tax increase on fuels, set to expire on 31 March 2022, until 30 June 2022. A quarterly…
Minimum CO2 price electricity production
In the coalition agreement Rutte-3 and the climate agreement and letter of the government, the government announced its plans to introduce a gradually increasing minimum national CO2 price for CO2 emissions from electricity production, such in addition to the
Law on Financial Instruments for Climate Change Management
The Law on financial Instruments for Climate Change Management addresses the rights, duties and liability of the people engaged in economic activities resulting in greenhouse gas emissions as well as the sphere of competence of state institutions and bodies. The Law supports…
GHG Emission Trading
By means of Legislative Decree of 30 December 2010, no. 257, amending Legislative Decree of 4 April 2006, no. 216, Italy has implemented Directive 2008/101/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council which includes aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas…
Utility targets for increasing energy efficiency
The ministerial decrees no. 164 of 23 May 2000 and subsequent amendments, establish national targets for increasing energy efficiency in end-uses of energy up to 2012 for electricity and gas distributors. The update of 2007 (DM 21.12.2007) sets the following targets: - 2008: 1.2…
Recovery and resilience plan - Green tax reform
The green tax reform is designed to support the financial recovery from the COVID-19 recession while creating incentives to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This reform will be implemented in two phases: redirecting current energy taxes towards CO2 emissions, and rewriting…
Interim Measures for the Administration of Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Trading
The Chinese certified emission reduction credit scheme (CCER) comes to China by way of the Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) established as one of the Flexible Mechanisms defined in the Kyoto Protocol since 2005. It has enabled emission-reduction projects in developing…
A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy - Carbon pricing and support for households
One of the five pillars of the CAD15 billion A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy climate plan, announced in December 2020, is a collection of actions focused on climate change action through carbon pricing and supporting measures for households. Specific steps include…
(Saskatchewan) Oil and Gas Emissions Management Regulations
Sets mandatory methane emission reductions of 4.5 million tonnes CO2e annually by 2025 (this absolute number is in line with the percentage reduction target set out in the Prairie Resilience: A Made-in-Saskatchewan Climate Change Strategy). Focuses on upstream facilities. As…
(British Columbia) Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act
Outlines the mandatory reporting requirements for required operators in BC. These are further laid out in the ensuing GHG Emission Reporting Regulation. The Act introduces emission offset units to producers who reduce their emissions, with one unit per tonne reduced credited…
(British Columbia) Carbon Tax Act
B.C.’s broad-based carbon tax puts a price on greenhouse gas emissions. This provides an incentive for sustainable choices that produce fewer emissions. The escalating tax was phased in on July 1, 2008. Beginning April 1, 2018, B.C.'s carbon tax rate is $35 per tonne of carbon…
Quebec Cap & Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances
In 2009 Quebec established Cap and Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances system in order to limit the emissions and encourage energy saving and growing shares of renewables in the consumption in the highest emitting sectors (i.e. transportation, industry and…
Federal Buildings Initiative
The purpose of this initiative is to assist federal organizations implement energy efficiency improvements in their facilities to reduce energy costs and GHG emissions through public-private partnerships with energy management firms. These energy management companies provide a…
Informative Note No 02 of 2013 from CGPEG/DILIC/IBAMA
This regulation details procedures adopted for environmental permitting of offshore oil and gas undertakings with regard to the mitigation of environmental impacts associated with the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). It outlines requirements related to: commissioning…
Expansion of FDI Screening regime
Slovak Republic's law on Screening of Foreign Direct Investments was updated in November 2022. The amendment expanded the scope of FDI screening regime established by the Act No. 45 on critical infrastructure. As part of the new regime, all foreign investments may be screened…
New FDI Screening Regime
Lxembourg established its foreign direct investment (FDI) on 1 Sep 2023 to restrict critical activities that could impact security or public order. This law aligns with EU Regulation 2019/452. It excludes portfolio investments but include the production, exploitation, and sale…
Act on the Screening of Foreign Corporate Acquisitions
The Act on the Screening of Foreign Corporate Acquisitions came into force on 11 Oct 2020.. The aim of the act is to screen both direct and indirect investment from non-EU investors who own more than 10% of the undertaking share capital or voting rights. Key national interest…
Free Trade Agreement between Iceland and Faroe Islands
The free trade agreement between the Faroe Islands and Iceland came in April 2006. The agreement extends the scope of cooperation between the two countries to the free movement of all goods, services, capital and persons, in effect creating a Faroese - Icelandic common market.…
Free Trade Agreement between China and Iceland
The free trade agreement between China and Iceland entered into force in 2014. It provides for the reduction or elimination of import tariffs on most industrial and energy sector products, including : Electric motors, turbines and generators; Mechanical equipment including…
Expansion and Extension of FDI Screening regime till mid-2025
Poland introduced a new law on the promotion of investments in 2018. Under which, income tax exemption shall be available for a period between 10 to 15 years for projects that increase production capacities, production diversification or substantial change in the production…
Foreign Investment Reliability Assessment Act 639 SE
The Foreign Investment Reliability Assessment Act adopted by the Estonian Parliament on 25 Jan 2023 came into force on 2 Sep 2023. The aim of the act is to screen both direct and indirect investment from non-EU investors who own more than 10% of the undertaking share capital or…
Update of Investment Security Test Act
The Dutch foreign direct investment (“FDI”) screening regime was entered into force on 1 Jun 2023, introducing a mandatory and suspensory screening regime for direct and indirect investments by both EU and non-EU investors in the Netherlands. The act complements existing…
Investment Screening Act
The Danish Business Authority administered the Danish Investment Screening Act which was entered into force on July 2021, to be applicable for foreign direct investments entering after 1 Sep 2021. The act applies to foreign enterprise possessing or controlling over at least 10…
Law on Protection from the Negative Impacts of Climate Change - Montenegro ETS
Montenegro’s cap and trade ETS applies to CO2 emissions from Power, Refining, Iron and Steel, Non-ferrous metals, Cement, Glass, Ceramics, Pulp and Paper. In practice, this applies to three installations. Permits are allocated for free, with any remainder within the cap to be…
General Law of Climate Change - Mexico pilot ETS
The Mexican ETS, the first in Latin America, started in January 2020. It covers direct CO2 emissions from fixed sources in the energy and industry sectors emitting at least 100,000 tCO2 per year, covering around 40% of national GHG emissions and 90% of emissions reported in the…
Decree 441/021 - Uruguay CO2 tax
In June 2021, a draft bill presented to parliament included a proposal for a carbon tax on gasoline, indicating an initial carbon rate of UYU 5,286 per tonne CO2. The draft bill intended to replace part of the existing fuel excise charges applied to gasoline through the Specific…
2011 Tax Code - Ukraine carbon tax
The Ukraine carbon tax was introduced in the Ukrainian Tax Code as a part of environmental tax on air pollution from stationary sources. Source: World Bank Carbon Pricing
2011 Budget - UK Carbon Price Support
The UK carbon price support tax aims to reduce revenue uncertainty and improve the economics for investment in low-carbon generation for the UK electricity generation sector. The carbon price support tax was introduced because the EU allowances price has not been stable, certain…
Regulation on environmental levy for air pollution with carbon dioxide emissions
Slovenia introduced in 1997 an environment tax to tacke air pollution resulting from CO2 emissions. The government initially set the price per unit of load at one tolar per unit of
Law No. 82-D/2014 - Green Tax Reform
The Portugal carbon tax is an excise tax under the special taxes on consumption (Codigo dos Impostos Especiais de Consumo). The tax rate is determined annually based on the average EU ETS allowance in the preceding year. For EU ETS-covered coal generators their carbon tax rate…
Mexico carbon tax
The Mexican carbon tax is an excise tax under the special tax on production and services (Ley del Impuesto Especial sobre Producción y Servicios). The tax applies to the sale throughout the national territory or the import of fossil fuels, with the exemption of natural gas. It…
Law on the Reduction of CO2 Emissions - CO2 levy
The Liechtenstein carbon tax was implemented in line with bilateral treaty that requires Liechtenstein to adopt Swiss federal legislation on environmental taxes to maintain equivalent competitive conditions. The share of revenues calculated to be attributable to fuel use by…
Natural Resources Tax Law - Latvia carbon tax
The Latvia carbon tax (official name: Nodoklis par oglekla dioksida emisiju) is part of the Natural Resources Tax Law (Dabas resursu nodokļa likums), which aims to promote economically efficient use of natural resources, to restrict pollution of the environment, to reduce…
Tax for climate change mitigation
The Japan carbon tax (official name: Tax for Climate Change Mitigation) aims to put an economy-wide and fair burden for the use of all fossil fuels based on their CO2 content to realize a decarbonized society and strengthen climate change mitigation. Source: World Bank Carbon…
Law on environmental and natural resources taxes
The Iceland carbon tax (official name: Kolefnisgjald á kolefni af jarðefnauppruna) is part of the Environmental and Resource tax. The tax was introduced as part of the government's tax reform on vehicles and fuels to encourage the use of environment-friendly vehicles, save…
2014 budget law No. 2013-1278 - France carbon tax
The French carbon tax (Contribution Climat-Énergie or CCE) is attached to the domestic excise taxes on energy consumption (taxes intérieures sur la consommation des produits énergétiques, d’électricité et de gaz), increasing their overall rate. These excise taxes are added to…
Environmental Charges Act - Estonia carbon tax
The Estonia carbon tax is part of the Environmental Charges Act (Keskkonnatasude seadus), which aims to limit environmental pollution. The tax strengthens and complements incentives created under the EU ETS, adding additional carbon costs to thermal generators and capturing some…