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The federal government's fuel strategy
In 2004, in the framework of the national sustainability strategy and in view of international developments the federal government announced a strategic concept for the period up to 2020. This concept supports the market launch in Germany of alternative or renewable fuels as…
Efficient driving programme for new drivers driving licence
This order introduces training and knowledge in efficient driving for all new drivers. In practice, it is equivalent to the delivery of courses in efficient driving to all new drivers since training is required in both the theory and practice of efficient driving in order to…
2030 Climate and Energy Framework
EU countries have agreed on a 2030 Framework for climate and energy, including EU-wide targets and policy objectives for the period between 2020 and 2030. These targets aim to help the EU achieve a more competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to meet its long-term…
Renove Tourism Plan 2009
As part of Spains "Plan E" economic stimulus package, and in line with Spains 2008-12 tourism plan which seeks to establish a competitive and sustainable tourism sector by 2020, the Renove Tourism Plan aims to help rebuild Spains tourism sector along more sustainable lines. The…
Car registration tax linked to CO2 emissions
Until late 2007, the passenger car registration tax was linked to the cylinder capacity of the vehicle. From 1st January 2008, Law 34/2007 on Air Quality and the Protection of Atmosphere establishes a new calculation method for the registration tax of passenger cars in Spain,…
National Climate Protection Programme
The original National Climate Protection Programme, established in 2000, was updated in 2005 to ensure that Germany would be able to comply with its European and international level commitments to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from 2008 to 2012 by 21% as against 1990…
Best Available Techniques Reference Documents (BREFs) - IPCC Directive
The IPPC Directive 96/61/EC lays down a framework requiring Member States to issue operating permits for certain installations carrying on industrial activities described in its Annex 1. The Directive applies to new or substantially changed installations with effect from October…
Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for Electric and Gas Appliances
Australia's Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) are part of the broader Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) program. The E3 program aims to increase the energy efficiency of appliances and equipment used in Australia and New Zealand. As at December 2010 May 2019, MEPS…
Energo
Energho is an association of 70 large energy-consuming public institutions. It includes hospitals, cantonal and federal buildings. Its aim is to contribute to the federal target to reduce CO2-emissions by 20% in 2020 compared to 1990 and to increase energy efficiency in public…
Stimulus Programme for Mini CHP Plants
In 2008 the BMU started a funding programme, implemented by the BAFA, for small and highly efficient combined heat and power generation installations. The objective of the funding is to increase the use of mini-CHP plants in the heating market segment up to 50 kW by means of…
Law 2004-72 on Energy Efficiency: Renewable Energy Provisions
The Law on Energy Efficiency promotes the rational use of energy, the deployment of renewable energy and energy substitution as national priorities. According to technical, economic and environmental considerations, the transition to less intensive and polluting energy sources…
Heat Fund
The Heat Fund was implemented in order to support the production of heat from renewable resources and recovered energy. This system of support for investment is one of the commitments of the Grenelle Environment Forum. The Heat Fund's goal is to support 5.5 Mtoe production of…
Energy Labelling for Passenger Vehicles
The Energy Label for passenger cars has been introduced on 1 october 2002 and revised several times since then. It ranks passenger cars from energy efficiency categories A to G regarding their fuel conusumption and weight. Since 2012 the ranking is based on primary energy…
UK National Allocation Plan 2005 - 2007
In July 2004, the UK government published its national allocation plan (NAP) for carbon dioxide emissions under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The NAP allocated 736Mt of carbon dioxide to installations covered by the scheme over the 2005-07 period. The allowances were…
Cantonal Building Refurbishment Programmes
There are 26 cantonal programmes that subsidise private investments in energy savings and renewable energies in the building sector. The cantonal building programmes are financed through a base amount from the national CO2-levy on heating fuels. Every franc from the canton…
Improving the infrastructure for using bicycles
To promote cycling the federal government adopted a National Cycling Plan, designed to initiate new strategies for and improvements to the promotion of cycling up to 2012. In addition the federal government has also made a financial commitment to cycling: in 2008 the government…
City of Guelph Community Energy Initiative
The Community Energy Initiative (formerly Community Energy Plan - CEP) is Guelph's commitment to use and manage energy differently. Guelph's goals under the plan are to: use less energy in 25 years than they do today consume less energy per capita than comparable Canadian…
Energy Performance Advice (EPA)
As part of the Climate Policy Implementation plan, Energy Performance Advice (EPA) for poorly insulated housing units is subsidised by the state. Recommendations for improvement are made based on an energy scan showing measures that can be taken, resulting energy savings, and…
Energy Performance of Residential Buildings
New regulations concerning new and existing residential buildings took effect on 1 January 2008. All new buildings and existing buildings undergoing significant renovation must meet new energy performance requirements. The regulations introduced a calculation method for…
Energy guzzlers website
The website is a sophisticated but handsome internet-based CO2 calculator, allowing: 1. to evaluate the energy performance of existing appliances/products at home, giving personalized advice on replacement or better use 2. to make a "wise € personal selection of new…
Manitoba Hydro Power Smart EnerTrend
EnerTrend is an industry-leading, web-based energy profiling tool developed by Manitoba Hydro specifically for large industrial and commercial operations. It allows businesses to be proactive in controlling energy consumption, thus reducing costs. The energy profiles generated…
MuKEn Model Prescriptions of the Cantons regarding Energy
The Swiss constitution grants policy responsibility in the domain of buildings to the cantons. The cantons elaborate model energy prescriptions together and each canton transposes them differently into the cantonal law. The newest model energy prescriptions dates to 2014. It…
Mobility Management Action Programme
With the help of regional co-ordinators, regional roadshows, initial consultations, information materials, two national competitions, public relations and an online portal the "Mobility Management Action Programme € of the German Energy Agency is aimed at companies and…
Energy Cities
As of December 2018, there were 437 cities with the label as Energy Cities to serve as examples in how to reach the targets of SwissEnergy, of which 48 cities have the gold label. The possibility to conclude agreements on CO2 reduction at the municipal level will be
Austrian Energy Efficiency Law
In Austria, the EED is implemented by the Austrian Energy Efficiency Act. Within this act, Austria is increasing its energy efficiency efforts aiming to a final energy consumption of 1050 PJ by 2020. Furthermore, until 2020 cumulative energy savings of 310 PJ have to be…
Access to electrical services in rural areas
As part of the Rural electrification and renewable energies program, the Senegalese government earmarked financial support to increase the country's electricity coverage by implementing rural electrification projects to increase and universalize electricity
UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE)
The UK Government's £236 million UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) is focused on addresseding barriers to investment and accelerating development of clean maritime technologies towards commercial readiness. Funding covers development of a range of maritime…
Recovery and Resilience Plan - Chapter Sustainable Transport
Under the Sustainable Transport chapter, an investment of EUR 52 million is intended to build 3,029 charging stations for electric vehicles or hydrogen fuelling
National Building Code 2020
Section 9.36 of the NBC sets out the technical requirements for the energy-efficient design and construction of new buildings and additions. This section applies to Part 9 buildings – small buildings that are less than 600m2 in floor area or three or fewer storeys in height…
Development of electricity infrastructure for the development of electric vehicle charging stations
On March 31, 2025, the application process for non-refundable investment support under the priority program construction/expansion of power networks for the needs of publicly available high-power charging
Sweden National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)
Sweden’s updated NECP outlines a path to achieving climate neutrality by 2045. The plan sets intermediate goals, including at least a 63% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels) and a 75% reduction by 2040, primarily through domestic measures. The…
Government support to production of green hydrogen
As part of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, the government has launched a new call, provided with 13.56 million euros, to incentivise the production of green
First Nations Clean Energy Strategy
The First Nations Clean Energy Strategy aims to support the First Nations people of Australia to participate and benefit from the energy transition. Main goals are to provide them with clean energy, enable equitable partnerships and achieve economic benefits (job creation,…
Technological Advancement Fund
In Oct 2024, the Colombian Ministry of Transport officially launched the Technological Advancement Fund to facilitate the energy transition of the vehicle fleet. in its first year of operation, it has 12 billion Colombian pesos, managed by National Development Finance. In the…
Exemption of import duties for clean cooking stoves
Cleaning cooking stoves are exempted from import
Mining rights' online public registry (camino.beta.gouv.fr)
Camino, France's digital mining cadastre, streamlines the management and monitoring of mining projects, as mining permits and ongoing permitting requests are made public in camino.beta.gouv.fr. It provides a unified platform that facilitates easy access to mining data,…
Decree aiming to promote the use of green hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas.
The Italian Parliament approved a decree facilitating the signature of agreements with project owners to support the research, development, and innovation of an industrial prototype that uses hydrogen. The projects are to focus on creating electrolytic hydrogen from renewable…
National Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and Transformation Fund
The Ministry of Sciences and Technology (MOST), the Ministry of Finance and the Chinese Academy of Sciences oversee this fund. It holds over 30 VC sub-funds with target investments of CNY 25 billion.In concrete terms, the National Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and…
Swedish Energy Agency entrepreneur loans
The Swedish Energy Agency sought to address regulatory and market barriers for energy entrepreneurs, lack of awareness among investors, and the need for finance compatible with energy hardware development timelines.The Swedish Energy Agency is most active in this area through…
On improving the energy efficiency of multi-apartment residential buildings
The document defines the conditions and mechanisms for the participation of owners of residential and non-residential premises in financing energy-efficient measures to reduce heat consumption in multi-apartment residential buildings, reduce heating costs and improve the…
Royal Decree 114/2001 - The Law on the Conservation of the Environment and Pollution Prevention
This decree is the principal legal framework for environmental protection in the Sultanate of Oman. According to it, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA) oversees and regulates the environmental aspects of oil and gas developments in Oman. This decree also…
Decree No H45880T/214287 of January 23, 2012 - On General Conditions, Structure and Template of Upstream Oil and Gas Contracts
This decree was amended by Decree No H52087T/43465 of July 5, 2016, and it formally established the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) framework in Iran. EIA is defined as a study designed to predict and identify the potential environmental effects of a project. This…
Environmental Organic Code
This code aims to ensure the right of people to live in a healthy and ecologically balanced environment. It outlines the main rights, duties, and principles related to environmental protection, including the best available environmental practices. It sets a regulatory system for…
Law No. 86 of 1956 concerning mining and quarrying
The law states that all mineral materials existing in mines in the Egyptian territories and the territorial waters are considered as state property. Furthermore, it stipulates the terms and obligations of all oil and gas operators carrying out activities within Egypt. It…
Petroleum Law No 25 of 1955
Under this law, all crude petroleum in Libya is the property of the Libyan State. Hence, no person may explore or exploit petroleum in Libya unless authorised by a permit or a concession issued in accordance with the law. The petroleum law authorises land allocations and…
National Energy Policy
The 1994 Energy Policy is currently under revision (to be completed by 2021) to align it with the government’s Economic Reform Strategy, National Green Legacy Initiative and the Ethiopia 10 Years Development Plan. It is also being revised to include greater emphasis on off-grid…
Incentive tax on the use of renewable energy in transport
Since 2022, the renewable portion of electricity consumed for charging electric vehicles on publicly accessible infrastructure can be used by operators as part of the targets set by the incentive mechanism for the use of renewable energy in transport. This mechanism requires…
Tariff for use of the public electricity network for charging infrastructure
The Mobility Orientation Act stipulates that the maximum amount covered by the Tariff for use of the public electricity network (TURPE) is set at 75% for requests for connection to the electricity network submitted to the project owner before December 31, 2025, for the…
Exceptional tax deduction for acquiring or leasing new low-emission vehicles
Under Article 39 of the French General Tax Code, companies can benefit from an exceptional tax deduction—known as “suramortissement”—when investing in new low-emission heavy-duty vehicles (electric or hydrogen). This measure allows businesses to deduct more than the asset’s…
Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation
This regulation establishes binding targets for the deployment of publicly accessible recharging and refueling infrastructure across the EU. It aims to ensure the development of a dense, interoperable, and user-friendly network to support the transition to zero-emission…