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Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings
On 1 February 2019, Energy Ministers agreed on the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings, a national plan that sets a trajectory towards zero energy (and carbon) ready buildings for Australia. The Trajectory identifies opportunities for the building sector in the context of a…
Energy Access in Amazon region
Energy access programme to promote electrification in remote areas of the Amazon region. Objective: Bring clean renewable energy (electricity) to 70 thousand households living in remote areas of the Amazon Brazilian region. Conditions for receiving socio-economical support:…
Ten Point Plan for a Green industrial Revolution - Point 8: Carbon capture, usage and storage
As part of the Ten Point Plan, the UK will increase the development of CCUS for a greener industrial revolution. The UK aims at capturing 10Mt of carbon dioxide by 2030. Through the new policy, a 1 billion CCUS Infrastructure Fund was created to support in 4 industrial CCUS…
Regulation No. 2017-206 on minimum energy performance standards for motors
From 1 Oct 2018 onwards, Korea's minimum standards for three-phase induction motors have all been changed to IE3
Low emission bus scheme
The LEBS scheme was announced in April 2014. It aims to: increase the take up of low and ultra-low emission buses, speeding up the transition to an ultra-low emission bus fleet in this country help improve local air quality in our towns and
Fuel-efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles
India has adopted fuel-efficiency standards for conventional heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) over 3.5t. The standards aim at reducing fuel consumption and GHG emissions from diesel-powered freight trucks and buses and apply to both, domestic…
Green Tariff (Feed-in Tariff)
"The Green Tariff" policy is a feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme for electricity generated from renewable energy sources was introduced in Ukraine in 2009. Scheme will be open until 1st of January 2030. "The Law on Electrical Energy Industry" of 16th October 1997 created a legal…
Extension of Renewable Energy Support Scheme (YEKDEM)
YEKDEM is Renewable Energy Resources Support Scheme to incentivize renewable energy production in Turkey. On 17th September 2020, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resource extended YEKDEM application deadline for another six months. Accordingly, electricity producers can…
Ordinance on the promotion of electricity production from renewable energy sources (OEneR)
This Ordinance regulates the promotion of electricity production from renewable energies, which is financed by the grid surcharge referred to in Art. 35 NEAT. A latest version is under public consultation and incorporates the following measures: The ordinance provides for a…
Renewable Energy Act
In February 2015 Poland adopted its long-debated Renewable Energy Act. The new law was amended two times and entered into force in July 2016. The Law replaces the green certificate system with auction scheme. The first auction took place on 30th of December 2016 with results…
Grand Ducal Regulation of 12 April 2019 on feed-in tariffs
Grand Ducal regulation of 12 April 2019, modifying the Grand Ducal regulation of 1 August 2014 on the generation of electricity based on renewable sources, sets updated feed-in tariffs for Luxembourg. Feed-in tariffs cover wind, solar PV, hydropower, biogas, gases from sewage…
Renewable Energy Auctions Policy 2021
The Renewable Energy Auctions Policy 2021 sets the transition from feed-in tariffs that were in place since 2008 to more auctioning. Feed-in tariffs remain still for small scale biomass, biogas and small hydro projects (of up to 20
Regulation No. 50 of 2017 on Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources for Power Supply
This regulation updates the feed-in tariffs for renewable energy installations. It covers solar energy, wind, hydropower biomass, biogas,municipal solid waste, geothermal and ocean
Law 4414/2016 on a New Support Scheme of Renewable Energy and CHP Plants
Through this law, Greece replaces feed-in tariffs with feed-in premiums to support the expansion of new renewable energy installations. Auctions are technology-specific and the Ministry of Environment and Energy issues decision specifying capacities to be auctioned for each…
Electricity Market Act - Estonia feed-in premium
Through its Electricity Market Act, Estonia adopted feed-in premiums in 2007, for which all renewable electricity generation technologies are eligible as long as their net capacity does not exceed 125 MW. A variable feed-in premium is paid to producers of renewable electricity…
Promotion of Renewable Energy Act - Feed-in premium tariffs for renewable power
Denmarks 2009 Promotion of Renewable Energy Act establishes detailed feed-in premiums for wind power, as well as other sources of renewable energy. Plant operators receive a variable bonus on top of the market price. The sum of the bonus and the market price shall not exceed a…
Standard Regulations for Solar Imports
Bangladesh's Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) have added quality regulations for solar modules and inverters according to International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards. SREDA has specifically applied IEC standards 61215:2016,…
Green Electricity Act 2012
New feed-in tariffs for renewable electricity were determined in December 2012 by the Federal Ministry for Economics, Family and Youth, for new contracts for electricity produced from wind, biomass, biogas, landfill and sewage gas, geothermal and solar in EUR cents/kWh.…
Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1997
The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency implemented this licensing measure for goods including nuclear reactors and fuel elements. The regulation prohibits the collection, consignment, transportation, treatment, disposal and handing of hazardous substances without a
(California) Air Resources Board Cap and Trade Regulation
California's Cap-and-Trade Regulation was issued in 2012 to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in different sectors and enforce the Greenhouse Gas Cap-and Trade Program. Its main objective is to continually incentivise investment in efficient technologies and processes that…
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…