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March 2022 Extension in temporary gas and electricity tax reductions
In March 2022, the Spanish government extended the tax reductions, notably on VAT, on electricity and gas consumption implemented in October
March 2022 household electricity and heating subsidy upgrade
In the framework of its March 2022 National Response Plan to the economic and social consequences of the war in Ukraine, the Spanish government lowered eligibility criteria to the household electricity and subsidy schemes, and extended it until end June 2022. Around 1.9 million…
Temporary transport fuel subsidy
In an effort to shield domestic consumers from the effects of the global energy crisis, the Spanish government implemented from March 22 a EUR 0.20 general subsidy on transport fuels (diesel, LNG, petrol and biofuels). The scheme, which was initially scheduled to be phased out…
Spain mobility stimulus - Requalification plan in the sector
Spain's mobility stimulus includes new qualifications for the technical upgrades in the auto sector, with a specific plan for evaluation. The requalification will be prepared jointly with civil society and business associations, and will incorporate new qualification in the…
NOM-031-ENER-2019: Energy efficiency of LED luminaires for roads and public outdoor areas. Specifications and testing methods
The standard establishes the specifications and test methods for efficient use of energy in lighting with light-emitting diodes (LEDs), intended for lighting roads and public outdoor areas. The main features of the update include: - the use of self-generating…
NOM-012-ENER-2019: Energy efficiency in condensing and evaporating units for refrigeration. Limits, testing and labelling methods
Establishes the energy efficiency requirements that condensing and evaporating units must meet. In addition, it establishes the test methods to verify compliance, labelling, and procedure to evaluate the conformity of the
Vermont Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 2000, the government of Vermont introduced an energy efficiency obligation for all sectors except transport, covering electricity, thermal energy and process fuels. The Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC), the state's "efficiency utility", is obligated to meet…
Ecuador Electricity Master Plan 2016-2025 (PME)
Ecuador's Master Plan of Electrification, under the guidelines of the National Development Plan, optimizes the use of power generation resources taking advantage of the energy potential based in renewable sources, encourages efficient use and energy saving, providing a service…
Geological Survey Strategic Plan 2019-2024
The Geological Survey of Estonia is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment and is primarily engaged in mineral resource and groundwater research, as well as the geological mapping of Estonia. Future research will aim to further estimate deposits of raw…
Biofuels Industrial Strategy
The Biofuels Industrial Strategy presents South Africa's approach to policies, regulations and incentives concerning the uptake of biofuels. It identifies poverty alleviation and economic development as crucial, and acknowledges the role of biofuels in contributing towards the…
Ratification of the Doha Amendments to Kyoto Protocol Decree 16/2021
The ratification approves the amendments to the Kyoto protocol made during the Conference Of Parties (COP 18) in Doha and gives it the empowerment of a law. The amendment contains a definition for greenhouse gases. It also presents a list of gases causing climate change, with a…
Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 2014, Spain introduced energy efficiency obligations in order to attain a cumulative energy savings of 6 356 ktoe over 2014 to 2020. All sectors fall under obligations with fuel coverage including electricity, gas, oil products, and LPG. Obligated parties include suppliers of…
Code "On subsoil and subsoil use" No. 125-VI (as amended)
The Subsoil Code establishes the regime for subsoil use, procedures for exercising the state management and regulation in subsoil use, and provisions regarding the exercise and termination of rights to subsoil plots .Under Article 20, exploitation of subsoil resources requires…
Resolution 40350 – 2021: Integrated Climate Change Plan for the Mining-Energy Sector
This resolution updates the Integrated Plan for Climate Change Management approved by Resolution 40807 – 2018 by adding as an annex the "Integrated Climate Change Plan for the Mining-Energy Sector, 2050. This plan sets goals for carbon neutrality and climate resilience in 2050.…
CleanBC Go Electric Passenger Vehicle Rebate Programme
The Provincial Government of British Columbia continued to fund the CleanBC Go Electric suite of programmes, which aims at making ZEVs are more affordable. The Provincial government’s investments up to 2022 include: Over CAD 40 million in February 2017 CAD 10 million in…
"Hoy No Circula" Programme
The City of Mexico introduced in May 2019 a programme aiming to reduce traffic and air pollution, and prioritising more sustainable modes of transportation. The programme is based on the use of Hologram stickers which determine circulation restrictions: "00" for new vehicles…
Federal Law on New Automobile Taxation
The Federal Law on New Automobile Taxation, implemented from 1997, set up a levy over new vehicle import and purchase. The tax is revised every year, and was notably adjusted in 2021 with rates going from 2% to 17% of the vehicle price. In 2016, the Mexican government added an…
Federal Income Tax Law on fiscal support for electric vehicles (Art. 28 & 204)
The Mexican Income Tax Law grants benefits, in the form of tax deductions, consumers renting electric and hybrid vehicles through leasing contracts. Loan payments are deductible from taxes up to 285 pesos per day per car for electric vehicles (EVs) and vehicles with…
(New York) 6 NYCRR Part 203 and 200
In March 2022, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation adopted two regulations applicable to owners and operators in the oil and natural gas sector: Part 200, General Provisions, and Part 203, Oil and Natural Gas Sector. The rules were adopted to protect the…
(California) FY 2022-23 State Budget funding for methane reduction
The California legislature approved a funding request of $100 million for methane reduction measures in the 2022-2023 fiscal year state budget. The funding, requested by the California Air Resource Board (CARB), will expand the frequency and area covered by remote sensing and…
DOE Funding to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $32 million of research and development funding for applicants aiming to detect, measure and mitigate methane emissions in oil and gas producing regions of the country through new technologies. The funding opportunity announcement…
European Union and Azerbaijan MoU to increase energy cooperation
On 18 July 2022, the European Union and Azerbaijan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership in the field of energy, which includes the commitment to double the capacity of the Southern Corridor pipeline to over 20 bcm a year to the EU by 2027. In the…
(Louisiana) Climate Action Plan
The Louisiana Climate Action Plan was released by the Climate Initiatives Task Force in response to the Governor's Executive Order JBE 2020-18 to develop strategies and actions to address the causes of climate change and seize the opportunities presented by the energy…
National Programme for the Reduction of Methane Emissions - Zero Methane
The Ministry of Environment of Brazil issued the Zero Methane Programme (Ordinance 71/2022) in March 2022 in view of the provisions of the Federal Strategy of the Incentive to the Sustainable Use of Biogas and Biomethane (Decree No. 11,003/2022) and as part of Brazil's…
Zero Emission Vehicle Act - British Colombia
The Province of British Columbia passed the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act (ZEV Act) on May 30, 2019. The ZEV Act requires automakers to meet an escalating annual percentage of new light-duty ZEV sales and leases, reaching: 10% of light-duty vehicle sales by 2025, 30% by 2030 and…
CleanBC – Go Electric EV Charger Rebate Program
The CleanBC – Go Electric EV Charger Rebate Program provides financial incentives toward retrofitting existing buildings in BC with electric vehicle charging equipment, and provides support services for retrofit planning and implementation. Rebate amounts range from up to…
(Alberta) Mines and Minerals Act
The Act provides the Government of Alberta with authority to administer, allocate, and enter into agreements with respect to minerals. It applies to all mines and minerals and related natural resources belonging to the Crown including wells, mines, quarries and minerals. The Act…
(Inner Mongolia) Coal Industry Development 14th Five-Year Plan - Coalbed Methane Development and Utilization Supporting Scheme
Inner Mongolia has published the coalbed methane development and utilisation strategy document to support its coal industry development between 2021 and 2025. It has set a target to investment 936 million yuan (140 million USD, as of 23 June 2022) in coalbed methane, boost…
Vehicle Purchase Tax Exemption of New Electric Vehicles
Since 2014, the Chinese Ministry of Finance exempts the purchase of low-emission vehicles from a vehicle purchase tax. This fiscal policy has been renewed several times over the years and is still enforced until December 2023. Battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid…
Recommended standards (GB/T) on charging systems
China released in December 2015 a serie of recommended standards (GB/T) on charging interfaces and communication protocols, effective from January 2016, replacing the previous standards released in 2011. The revised standards aim to improve the standardisation and compatibility…
Fuel excise tax
In China, the Refined Oil Excise Tax applies to gasoline, naphtha, solvent and lubricating oil at a uniform rate of CNY 1.52 per litre, as well as to diesel, and fuel oil at a uniform rate of CNY 1.2 per litre (rate since 2015). Revenues are earmarked for transport funding and…
Fuel Taxation of Gasoline and Diesel
Fuel taxation for gasoline and diesel in India includes three main components: a fuel excise duty, additional surcharges or cess and a sales tax (VAT). The fuel excise duty, levied by the central government, is based on volume and is uniform across the country and consists of…
Light Duty Vehicles Emissions Standards
The Mexican standards NOM-042-SEMARNAT-2003 settle a cap for air pollutants of new motor vehicles. It covers CO, HCNM and NOx emissions of gasoline, LPG, natural gas and diesel light-duty vehicles. This regulation is equivalent to an evolution of emission standards to a US…
Heavy-duty Vehicles Emissions Standards
In 2018, China released China VI emissions standards that apply to new heavy-duty diesel vehicles nationwide in two stages. The first stage, China VI-a, is largely equivalent to Euro VI and applied to gas engines in July 2019, urban HDVs in July 2020, and all new HDVs in July…
Light-duty Vehicles Emissions Standards
In 2016, China released the Stage 6 Limits and Measurement Methods for Emissions from Light-Duty Vehicles (GB18352.6—2016). This standard applies to light-duty vehicles (M1, M2, and N1 categories up to 3,500 kg of maximum mass) powered primarily by gasoline or diesel. The Stage…
Notice on supporting electric buses deployment
This notice aims to carry on the financial support for electric buses including direct subsidies, exemption of purchase tax and vehicle/shipping tax, and allowing local governments to subsidise electric
Resolution N°492 on requirements of the Air Pollution Control Programme for Motor Vehicles
This regulation sets emission standards for light-duty vehicles. As of January 2022, new maximum pollution limits (PROCONVE L7) are in place for new passenger and commercial vehicles. During the P-L7 phase, limits are set to be: - 80-320 mg/km of NMOG + NOx - 1000 mg/km of…
Vehicle Labeling Scheme
South Africa enacted a labelling scheme in 2008 to support the alignment of vehciles with emissions standards and enable consumers to evaluate their purchase options based on their prospective emissions. The scheme requiers car dealers to display stickers on new vehicles that…
Carbon Tax
A carbon tax was introduced in Mexico for fossil fuel production. Its base rate is USD 3.5/tCO2 and offsets are allowed through Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) units from Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) registered projects. The tax is not based on the…
Development credits for biofuels and plantation revitalisation (MoF Regulations No. 117/2006; No. 79/2007)
Regulation 117/2006 and MoF Regulation 79/2007 establish low-interest loans for farmers, particularly for planting palm oil for biofuels, in the context of the implementation of the Plant Development Program for Biofuel Raw
Gateway to Earth: British Geological Survey Science Strategy 2019-2023
Created by the Geological Survey Act of 1845, the British Geological Survey's (BGS) mission is to provide impartial and independent geoscience advice and data through the observation, monitoring and characterisation of geological environments both nationally and internationally.…
Emissions standards for two and three-wheeled motorcycles and mopeds
China released the Stage IV emissions standards for two and three-wheeled motorcycles and mopeds in 2016, entering into effect from July 2018. The standards set emission limits and measurement methods for air and climate pollutants, including carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons…
National Methane Action Plan
Sweden's National Methane Action Plan, submitted to the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) in 2022, maps current and projected methane emissions and reviews the national strategies, policies and measures targeting mitigation. The agricultural sector is responsible for the…
United Kingdom methane memorandum
To demonstrate its commitment to the Global Methane Pledge, the government of the United Kingdom issued this memorandum to track its progress as of 2020 in comparison to 1990 levels and list its plans to further reduce methane emissions. Energy sector: Methane emissions were…
Methane Action Plan
The Finnish government submitted their National Methane Action Plan to the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) in April 2022. The Plan reviews the current state of methane emissions in the country as well as existing international and national policy measures that apply to…
National Methane Action Plan
The government of Norway submitted its National Methane Action Plan to the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) in November of 2022. The Plan reviews the country's progress on methane reduction to date and identifies the ministries and agencies responsible for implementing…
European Union Methane Action Plan
Submitted to the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the EU's Methane Action Plan outlines policies and activities that will support the Global Methane Pledge (GMP) to reduce global emissions by 30% by 2030. The EU's long-term policy goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
Declaration of greenhouse gases as priority pollutants
This regulation declares greenhouse gases (GHG), including methane, as priority pollutants under the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act of 2004. Thus, any person conducting a production process set out in Annexure A that involves the emission of GHGs in excess of…
Federal Mining Act (as amended by 2017)
This act provides the legal basis for the exploration, extraction, and processing of domestic mineral resources with regard to sustainable mining, geographical constraints, and cost-effective and low-impact technology. It also aims to ensure the safety of operations and…
Permen ESDM 35/2021 - Procedure for Determination and Bid of Oil and Gas Working Areas
This Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources revoked and replaced Regulation Number 36 of 2008 concerning Coalbed Methane Gas Business. The law provides the following definitions: Coalbed methane (CBM): a natural gas (hydrocarbon) of which methane gas occurs…