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Support for decarbonising the economy
The Renovation Campaign offers national funding für households to insulate their buildings to reduce energy and replace fossil heating systems to decarbonise the room heating in Austria. With the financial package of the 2023-2025 budget in Austria about 224.000 projects had…
Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings (recast)
EU Directive 2024/1275 mandates increased building renovation rates across member states and requires all new buildings to be zero-emission buildings (ZEB) by 2030. The directive aims to achieve a zero-emission building stock by 2050.
Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings (recast)
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive was updated in 2024 to introduce a broad range of policies to increase the rate of renovation in EU countries. The Directive also requires that all new buildings are zero-emission buildings (ZEB) from 2030 onwards. The long-term aim…
Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings (recast)
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive was updated in 2024 to introduce a broad range of policies to increase the rate of renovation in EU countries. The Directive also requires that all new buildings are zero-emission buildings (ZEB) from 2030 onwards. The long-term aim…
Investment Control Act - ICA
Since 2020, the Investment Control Act provides a screening of investment by persons from third states outside of the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland in case of potential threats to security or public order. Foreign direct investments as defined by…
DRC ARECOMS Decision No. 004/2025 – Cobalt Quota System
On 20 September 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Regulatory and Control Authority for Strategic Mineral Substances (ARECOMS) issued Decision n°004/ARECOMS/2025, extending the suspension of cobalt exports until 15 October 2025. This suspension applies to all cobalt…
Electricity Sector Act 2010 (ElWOG 2010)
The Electricity Security of Supply Strategy (Elektrizitäts Versorgungssicherheitsstrategie, E-VSS) was drawn up in accordance with section 88a of the Electricity Sector Act 2010 (ElWOG 2010) and identifies fields of action and measures for the long-term resilience of the…
Renewable Expansion Act
The EAG act will set framework conditions: special market premiums and investment grants supporting clean technologies. A total of one billion euros will be invested annually in the expansion of renewables by 2030, via market premiums and investment grants. Around EUR 500…
Eco-Social Tax Reform Act - Austria ETS
Austria's Eco-Social Tax Reform Act 2022 establishes a national emissions trading system covering heating and transportation emissions outside the EU ETS, with carbon prices rising from €30/tCO2e in 2022 to €55/tCO2e by 2025, alongside corporate and income tax reductions.
"Transformation Grant" of industry
€2.975 billion is available through 2030 for industrial decarbonization, including renewable hydrogen. Projects must cut GHG emissions by at least 60%, reference at least 10 ktpa CO₂, and avoid fossil fuels. Support covers CAPEX and OPEX for up to 10 years. The first round…
Hydrogen Promotion Act - WFÖG
The Hydrogen Promotion Act (WFöG) aims to promote the production of renewable hydrogen in Austria to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. USD 891 million (EUR 820 million) have been dedicated for funding of renewable hydrogen production projects through the competitive auction…
Hydrogen Promotion Act - WFÖG - Wasserstoffförderungsgesetz
The Wasserstoffförderungsgesetz (WFöG) aims to promote the production of renewable hydrogen in Austria to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. The law provides up to €820 million in funding for the construction and operation of renewable hydrogen production facilities, supporting…
Critical Minerals Facility
In 2021, the Australian government established the Critical Minerals Facility. The Facility is managed by Export Finance Australia and provides financing to projects that are aligned with the Australian Government's Critical Minerals Strategy. The Facility has been funded with…
Austrian Recovery & Resilience Plan / 3. Knowledge-based construction / Strategic innovation (hydrogen)
The Austrian Recovery & Resilience Plan consists of measures designed to tackle the Covid-related economic crisis. The plan is divided into four main pillars: 1) Sustainable construction 2) Digital construction 3) Knowledge-based construction 4) Fair construction.…
Oil Stockholding Act 2012
The Oil Stockholding Act implements the European Union’s Directive 2009/119/EC and lays out a specific legal framework concerning the protection of Austria’s energy supply by stockholding oil and other petroleum products. Importers are required to hold 25% each of the imports of…
Integrated Austrian Grid Infrastructure Plan
The Austrian Grid Infrastructure Plan (ÖNIP) depicts the outline of the Austrian hydrogen startgrid. It outlines on the basis of production, demand and flexibility assumptions new hydrogen pipelines will be needed and where existing gas pipelines can be converted for hydrogen…
Hydrogen Strategy
Austria’s Hydrogen Strategy focuses on the production and use of green hydrogen generated from renewable energy sources to decarbonize industry, energy supply, and hard-to-electrify transport sectors. Key measures include replacing 80% of the fossil-based hydrogen used in…
Environmental Promotion Act (UFG) - Industry Transformation Grant 2025
The inclusion of the "Transformation of Industry" in the Environmental Promotion Act (UFG) aims to advance the decarbonization of energy-intensive economic sectors in Austria. A total of EUR 2.975 billion is available for this funding scheme for investment grant and…
Energy subsidies for households and companies
The Government of Austria has approved its budget for 2023 to relieve the population against soaring energy prices from 2023 to 2026 and included over EUR 5 billion in electricity and energy cost subsidies for households and companies. The support for companies includes a cap…
Environmental Protection Act - Poland carbon tax
The Poland carbon tax (Stawki opłat za korzystanie ze środowiska, as applied to GHGs) is part of the Environmental Protection Act (Prawo ochrony srodowiska), which taxes different kinds of environmental emissions such as CO2 and other GHG emissions, dust and waste. The price…
Lower Fuel Prices Package
The Lower Fuel Prices (CPN) package includes reducing fuel VAT and excise taxes, and introducing a maximum price at the pump - Poland has introduced maximum retail prices for petrol and diesel. Retailers caught selling above the cap face fines of up to 1 million zloty…
Federal Act on the Reduction of CO2 Emissions
Switzerland updated the Federal Act on Reduction of CO2 emissions to include Heavy Duty Vehicles CO2 emissions targets - in addition to the existing and updated targets for passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles. In relation to the relevant European Union baseline…
2024 Energy efficiency call for project
The Swiss government allocated funding to energy efficiency -related projects implemented by companies or
The Buildings Programme
The Buildings Programme launched in 2010 aims to significantly reduce the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of the Swiss building stock. Efforts include replacement of fossil fuels based heating systems or efficient use of thermal insulation building envelop. It is financed…
CO2 Act - Exemption from the CO₂ levy: Reduction obligation
With the start of the Swiss Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the CO2 levy in 2008, the possibility for exemption was introduced. The scheme is linked to voluntary agreements to reduce emissions under the pre-existing CO2 Law. Companies covered by voluntary agreements can…
Ordinance on ensuring delivery capacities in the event of a serious shortage of natural gas
This Ordinance sets a minimum requirement of gas storage equivalent to at least 15% of the average Swiss annual consumption to the five regional gas network operators. The ordinance was last amended in 2024 to extend the obligation to 2026. It also specifies that the gas…
Revision of the CO2 Act
Article 28f has the blending quota and refers to the “Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the European Community on Air Transport” regarding the alignment with the blending quotas from ReFuelEU Aviation. The Article also mentions that the obligation is for suppliers of…
Amendments of the Electricity Supply Act
Two changes relevant for hydrogen: Refunds for PtX systems (paragraph 4(b) and (c)): Pilot plants using renewable energy (up to 200 MW) benefit temporarily if no electricity is re-fed into the grid. Partial exemption for hydrogen storage used as electricity storage (Article 14a,…
Germany‘s Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality - Climate-friendly new construction (KFN), Climate-friendly new construction in the low-cost segment (KNN) and home ownership promotion for families (WEF)
Starting in 2025, programs supporting for affordable and environmentally friendly housing are funded through the Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality (Sondervermögens Infrastruktur und
Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2023)
Germany updated its Renewable Energy Act (Erneuerbare-Energie-Gesetz, EEG) in 2023 to align with the 1.5 degree path of the Paris Climate Agreement. The EEG 2023 put in place more ambitious renewable expansion goals and improved the framework conditions for renewable energies.…
National hydrogen import strategy
The import strategy for hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives sets out a clear and reliable framework for the urgently needed imports of hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives to Germany. It complements Germany’s National Hydrogen Strategy. It initially assumed an import quota of 50-70…
Renewable Fuel Standard
The Renewable Fuel Standard mandates transport fuel suppliers to blend diesel with biodiesel. The minimum blending ratios are 2.5% from 31 July 2015 to 2017; 3.0% from 2018 to June 2021; 3.5% from July 2021 to 2023; 4.0% from 2024 to 2026; 4.5% from 2027 to 2029; and 5.0% from…
Green Infrastructure Overseas Export Support Fund
The Ministry of Environment established the first ‘Green Infrastructure Overseas Export Support Fund’ with a scale of KRW 158 billion and announced an investment of KRW 30 billion expected to be made by the end of 2024. The ‘Green Infrastructure Overseas Export Support Fund’…
Strategy for Industrial New Growth through Invigoration of Circular Economy
The Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced the strategy for the swift spread of circular economy across all industries to support private sector’s shift towards carbon neutrality and efforts to develop new sources of competitiveness as well as to secure…
Energy-saving design standards for buildings
In 2008, Republic of Korea established a set of standards for energy-saving design such as the prevention of heat loss, standards for the preparation of energy conservation plans and design reviews, and matters related to the promotion of the construction of green buildings.…
Agricultural and Rural 100% Renewable Energy (RE100) Demonstration Projects
The Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs announced plans for 100% renewable energy (RE 100) demonstration projects for rural communities. The projects will select four rural communities for solar PV installation and energy efficiency upgrades to demonstrate…
Green Remodeling Programme
Following the end of the Korean New Deal stimulus programme, the government continues to implement and expand the Green Remodeling Programme as a core policy instrument to improve energy efficiency in existing buildings. The programme provides financial support for retrofit…
Clean Technology (CT) Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
The Clean Technology investment tax credit provides a 30-per-cent refundable tax credit to taxable Canadian corporations and mutual fund trusts that are real estate investment trusts for the capital cost of investments in certain clean technologies, including certain clean…
Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program
The program offers financial assistance of up to $20 million per proposal for industry, covering activities such as energy assessments and audits, training for energy management professionals, and capital investments for modifications or upgrades to facility energy systems,…
Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program
The Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program (CGHAP), first announced in Budget 2024 and launched as part of the Canada Green Buildings Strategy, is an $800M, five-year programme that will fund the direct installation of home energy retrofits at no cost to low-to-median-income…
Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) program
Canada's Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program was launched under the umbrella of the Canada Greener Initiative to help low- to median- income homeowners who are currently heating their homes with oil, transition to eligible heat pump systems. The USD 547 million (CAN 750…
Clean Hydrogen Certification Scheme
4 kg CO2-eq/kg H2 as a maximum threshold with a well-to-gate scope. Tiered approach with 4 grades in total (< 0.1 kg CO2/kg H2 for the one with the lowest emissions). Any clean hydrogen producer that wants to supply power generation companies needs to prepare clean hydrogen…
Liquid Hydrogen Carrier Demonstration Project
Document drafted by the government envisioning that the three largest shipbuilding companies will work towards the demonstration and commercialization of liquid hydrogen ships. The plan includes a total investment of KRW 55.5 billion in 2025. A demonstration vessel (2000 m3) is…
Hydrogen hubs
KRW 214 billion (USD 158 million) of public funding (combined central and local governments) aiming to mobilize a total of KRW 509 billion (USD 345 million) for two hydrogen hubs, one in Donghae/Samcheok, Gangwon covering storage, infrastructure and liquefaction to be built…
Hydrogen City Projects
The Korean government has announced Hydrogen City Projects aimed at demonstration projects covering hydrogen infrastructure, end-uses, and R&D. Projects have been announced in multiple rounds beginning in 2020. First funding round was introduced in 2020 as part of the Korea…
Basic Plan for implementing the hydrogen economy
The document aim to establish a basic plan to effectively promote the implementation of the hydrogen economy. It includes progress, visions and goals, as well as key milestones until 2050. Among them, import targets of 2 Mtpa H2 by 2030 and 23 Mtpa by 2050 with a total demand of…
3-Up Strategy for Hydrogen Economy Growth
The “Future Strategy for Hydrogen Technology in Korea,” outlines South Korea’s ambitious plans to become a global leader in hydrogen technology. The strategy focuses on three main goals : Scale-Up, Build-Up, and Level-Up. The Scale-Up goal aims to expand the clean hydrogen…
Hydrogen Power Generation Bidding Market - General
The tenders are issued for two categories: clean (under the Clean Hydrogen Portfolio Standard) and general. This entry refers to the "general" category. Two tenders for a total generation of 1430 GWh (715 GWh each) for 2026. Total bids were for a capacity of 3084 GWh from 88…
Petroleum And Alternative Fuel Business Act
The purpose of this Act is to ensure the stability of supply and demand and prices of petroleum and securing the appropriate quality of petroleum products and alternative fuels. Obligations to stock oil stands for refineries, exporters, importers and
Clean Technology Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit
The Clean Technology Manufacturing investment tax credit provides a refundable 30% tax credit for investments in manufacturing and processing of clean technologies by providing support for new machinery and equipment used in the production and processing of clean technologies,…