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Special Act on National Resources Security
This Act sets the policy framework for resource security, expanding the scope of critical materials to petroleum, natural gas, coal, uranium, hydrogen and core minerals. It notably includes stockpiling requirements for each of these key resources, and private supply institutions…
National Oil Corporation Act
The Korean National Oil Corporation Act confers upon the Korea National Oil Corporation the responsibility for the exploration and exploitation of the country’s resources, among other
Green Municipal Fund for solar farm and storage facility
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) President, announced an investment of CAD 11.5 million to build a solar energy farm and storage facility in Summerside through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). The GMF is funded…
Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit
The Clean Electricity investment tax credit provides a 15% refundable tax credit to taxable and certain non-taxable corporations for the capital cost of investments in certain low- or non-emitting electricity generation systems, stationary electricity storage systems, and the…
Battery Industry Innovation Strategy: Public-Private Battery Alliance
The Korean government has convened private partners for battery technology R&D and commercialization efforts through a series of roundtable meetings of a Public-Private Battery Alliance. The initiative identifies five immediate policy objectives as the…
Hydrogen Tax Incentives under the Restriction of Special Taxation Act
In 2023, hydrogen technologies were designated as "National Strategic Technologies" besides their previous designation as "New Growth-Core Technologies". This status means they can access special R&D (Article 10) and investment tax incentives (Article 12). The R&D tax credit…
Standard price guidelines for power generation using new and renewable energy
The subsidy to business operators shall be the difference between the base price set in this Directive and the grid limit price in the electricity market (hereinafter referred to as the "power generation difference") multiplied by the electricity transaction volume {difference…
Carbon Neutrality Vision and Strategy for Industry and Energy
Korea announced its first comprehensive strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in the industry and energy sectors, "Carbon Neutrality Vision and Strategy for Industry and Energy". The vision named "Manufacturing Renaissance 2.0" is the No.4 industrial powerhouse to lead a…
Revised Act on Restriction on Special Cases Concerning Taxation
The Act on Restriction on Special Case Concerning Taxation provides tax exemptions, reductions, and modifications for specific categories in order to support policy objectives. The Act was revised in 2023 to increase tax credits for national strategic industries including…
Green Guarantee Business - Loan guarantees with estimated GHG reductions
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it had signed a business agreement (MOU) to introduce the Green Guarantee business between the Korea Energy Agency and the Credit Guarantee Fund and the Technology Guarantee Fund. The business guarantees that loans for…
National Emissions Allowance Allocation Plan - Phase 4 (2026-2030)
The Phase 4 National Emissions Allowance Allocation Plan (2026-2030) strengthens Korea’s emissions trading scheme by setting a total emissions cap of approximately 2.54 GtCO₂e over the period and introducing differentiated annual reduction rates across sectors. The plan…
Temporary Fuel Tax Reductions (Cycle of Extensions)
Originally implemented in 2021 to mitigate high global energy prices, this policy provides temporary reductions in fuel taxes under the Transportation, Energy and Environment Tax. The reductions are adjusted and extended through Presidential Decrees.In October 2025, the…
Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety
The Act discusses support for individuals such as provide subsidies to cover expenses incurred in restoring residential buildings (66(3)2) and support livelihood (66(3)5). Article 66(3) mentions financial support such as loans, guarantees, exemption from interest, which could…
Second Revised/Updated NDC of Korea
Korea's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) as part of the Paris Agreement was updated in 2021, and further refined in 2023 through the setting of National Emissions Reduction Plan. The updated NDC in 2021 raised Korea's emission reduction targets from 26.3% of 2018…
Revised/Updated NDC of Democratic People's Republic Of Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 16.4% relative to a business-as-usual trajectory by 2030, and by up to 52% by the same date, conditional on the provision of international
Act on the Promotion of Renewable fuels in Transport (446/2007)
The annual minimum share of renewable fuels in road transport delivered for consumption shall increase gradually to 34% by 2030 (no double counting). The amended act enables inclusion of renewable electricity delivered at public charging stations and limited amount of emission…
Public support for coal phase-out projects
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted more than EUR 7 million to four projects for their use of new technologies to phase out coal use and non-combustion-based technologies in district heating. Energy companies that phase out the use of coal by 2025 receive…
Act No. 1396/2010 on the Production Subsidy for Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources
Finland’s feed-in premium scheme supports renewable electricity production from wind power, biogas, forest chips and wood fuels. The scheme pays producers a premium based on the difference between a target price and the market price of electricity, with specific premium…
Government investment in Åland offshore wind project
Finland allocates part of the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funding to an offshore wind energy project in Åland, supporting the development of renewable power generation capacity and contributing to Finland’s objective of increasing the share of renewables in the…
Government spending for large-scale renewable energy projects in the demonstration phase
Finland funds projects related to large-scale renewable energy demonstration and renewable hydrogen production. A total of EUR 48 million has been reserved for large-scale demonstration projects in the 2026 Budget. The call closes 5 August
Finland State Aid to Support Methane and Methanol Production
The European Commission approved a Finnish state aid scheme of €66 million to support renewable methane and methanol production. The aid is fully financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and will come in the form of direct grants, granted by end
Subsidy for low emission vehicles
Purchase subsidies are provided for electric, hydrogen and gas vans and commercial trucks. The subsidy value ranges from EUR 2 000 to EUR 6 000 for vans and from EUR 6 000 to EUR 50 000 for trucks, depending on vehicle size. Funding allocated to private cars was already…
Industrial decarbonization program
In 2025, €400 million in grants will be available to support industrial decarbonization, including hydrogen-related initiatives. Projects must be completed within 36 months, with a funding cap of €200 million per beneficiary. The grants aim to: - Reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
Renewable Energy Directive - National transposition for transport
The policy sets increasing quotas for renewable fuels in transport, rising from 20% in 2020 to 34% by 2030. Within this, a specific target is set for biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs), reaching 10% by 2030, with biofuels alone making up at least…
Scheme to support investment in strategic sectors and industrial decarbonization
The policy provides tax credits under the EU’s Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework to support large-scale clean transition investments in Finland, targeting renewable fuel production excluding electricity, industrial decarbonisation, and clean technology manufacturing,…
Lowering electricity tax level of class II
The government of Finland, decided to lower the level of electricity tax class II to the EU's minimum i.e. 0.0005 EUR/kWh. The class mainly applies to industrial users, professional greenhouses, large heat pumps, large data centers and part of mining businesses. In 2022, this…
REPowerEU - Green transition permitting
Finland is reforming its permitting system for renewable energy projects, notably to include a one-stop-shop and a single national authority to process environmental permits, so as to reduce the processing time of permit
The Sustainable Jobs Training Fund (SJTF)
The Sustainable Jobs Training Fund (SJTF) will support eight projects with over CA$75 million in total funding to help more than 10,000 workers upgrade or gain new skills for low-carbon economy jobs. The projects are focused on one of the three following areas: 1) Low-carbon…
Finland - REPowerEU
Finland expanded its Recovery and Resilience Plan with an additional chapter on Repower EU, endorsed by the EU Commission on 21 November 2023. The chapter is worth EUR 127.09 million. Finland will allocate the funds as follows: speeding up permit procedures in a manner…
Energy Efficiency Agreements
Finland's voluntary energy efficiency agreements have been a measure to encourage all kinds of entities to set energy efficiency targets for them. The new ten-year Energy Efficiency Agreement 2026-2035 period is the fourth consecutive cycle. A total of 778 companies, with about…
Customs duty exemptions on import of critical minerals
India's FY 2024-2025 budget reduces basic customs duty on imports of graphite, silicon quartz, and silicon dioxide, and fully exempts duty on 26 critical minerals including antimony, beryllium, bismuth, cobalt, copper, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, molybdenum, niobium, nickel, potash, rare earth elements, rhenium, strontium, tantalum, tellurium, tin, tungsten, vanadium, zirconium, selenium, cadmium, and silicon to support domestic industrial supply chains.
Customs duty exemptions on import of critical minerals scrap and capital goods for manufacturing EV batteries
India's FY 2025-2026 budget fully exempts basic customs duty on imports of cobalt powder, waste and scrap of 12 critical minerals (antimony, beryllium, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, molybdenum, rhenium, tantalum, tin, tungsten, zirconium), copper scrap, lithium-ion battery waste and scrap, and capital goods for EV battery manufacturing to support domestic battery production.
Customs duty exemptions on import of goods for processing critical minerals
India announced customs duty exemptions on imports of capital goods for processing critical minerals and manufacturing lithium-ion battery cells, effective FY 2026-2027, to support domestic critical mineral processing and infrastructure for energy transition.
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2025
India's 2025 amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 accelerates mineral production and market development. Key changes include expanded exploration financing through the National Mineral Exploration Trust (contribution increased from 2% to 3% of royalty), inclusion of new minerals in existing leases, up to 10–30% extension of contiguous lease areas for deep-seated minerals, establishment of mineral exchanges for transparent trading, liberalised surplus sales from captive mines, and expedited auctions for bauxite, iron ore, limestone and manganese.
Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023
India's 2023 amendment to the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act reforms offshore mineral exploration and production. Key changes include establishing auction-based competitive bidding as the sole allocation method, introducing a composite licence regime allowing exploration-to-production conversion, fixing production lease tenure at 50 years without renewal, enabling transferability of operating rights, establishing an Offshore Areas Mineral Trust funded by production levies for exploration and environmental mitigation, and mandating environmental protection measures.
State's Raw Materials Policy 2050 (PSP2050)
Poland's National Raw Materials Policy 2050 (PSP2050), adopted March 1, 2022, establishes a strategic framework to ensure mineral security through 2050 by securing access to domestic and imported raw materials. The policy pursues eight objectives including mineral deposit development, prospecting, favorable investment conditions, deposit protection, international cooperation, circular economy advancement, and knowledge dissemination, with the Chief National Geologist coordinating implementation.
Energy Decree 2026 - decommissioning of coal-fired power plants
The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants, which were due to be closed by 2025 according to the National Integrated Plan for Energy and Climate, has been extended to 2038 in the Energy Decree
Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations - minimum efficiency performance standards for Motors
New Zealand has implemented minimum energy performance standards for motors since 2002 under SR 2002/9, equivalent to IE2 high efficiency standards. The code was enhanced along the years with the latest version made available in
Act n°72 relating to tax on discharge of CO2 in the petroleum activities on the continental shelf (as amended in 2015)
Provides that a carbon tax is due for the burning of petroleum and the discharge of natural gas in connection with offshore oil production. (Sec. 1) Therefore, flaring is covered by this tax. The tax will be assessed on burned petroleum, methane emissions, and CO2 emissions,…
Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS) - Auction 2 (2025)
In November 2025, Ireland completed its second offshore wind auction under the Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS), awarding contracts through a competitive process with price support of €98.7/MWh. The scheme provides long-term revenue stabilisation (two-sided…
Home Energy Conservation Campaign
The Home Energy Conservation Campaign is a national subsidy programme supporting energy-efficient residential buildings through multiple schemes covering new construction and renovations. It provides financial support for insulation upgrades (e.g. windows), high-efficiency…
Energy Conservation Subsidies Package
The second supplementary budget for 2022, approved by the Cabinet on November 8, 2022, includes a strengthening of energy-saving measures for businesses and households. Additional financial resources were made available in FY2023 and FY2024 supplementary budget. These measures…
Amendments to the Federal Methane Regulations for Upstream Oil and Gas
The 2018 Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) have been amended with effect from 1 January 2028. The amended regulations apply to onshore upstream oil and gas facilities and are estimated…
Government Electricity Price Stabilisation Subsidy
The government provides budgetary subsidies to the state-owned utility Taipower to stabilise electricity tariffs and limit price increases for households and businesses. In recent years, subsidy levels have been growing: NT$50 billion in 2023 ~NT$250 billion across 2023-2024…
Vehicule Emissions Scheme
All new and used petrol or diesel vehicles imported for registration in Singapore shall comply with the Euro VI emission standards. Singapore implemented the Vehicular Emissions Scheme (VES) on 1 January 2018 to encourage the purchase of cleaner passenger cars. The scheme…
Tax reform for electric vehicles
Imported and domestically manufactured electric public transport vehicles, automobiles and cargo vehicles will be subject to lower customs tariffs and will be exempted from value added tax, excise tax and surtax. Disassembled electric automobiles that are imported and assembled…
Ban on import of internal combustion engine vehicles
In January 2024 the Government of Ethiopia prohibited the import of gasoline and diesel vehicles as part of its strategy to promote electric mobility and reduce fuel
Angola Biofuels Strategy (2025-2050)
The Biofuels Strategy (2025–2050) is a strategic framework developed by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas (MIREMPET) to leverage Angola's agricultural potential and oil infrastructure for a sustainable energy transition. The plan focuses on producing…
National Development Plan 2023-2027 (PDN 2023-2027)
The PDN 2023–2027 serves as Angola's main medium-term strategy to drive economic diversification through large public investment in "base infrastructure". The plan allocates state funds to reach the following quantitative targets by 2027: Power Generation: Increase nominal…
Energy code - feed-in tariffs
The Energy Code provides a framework on objectives and instruments for fossil-fuel and renewable sources of energy. This code defines the feed-in tariffs and premiums for all renewable sources, and are adjusted regularly through new orders. In 2025, the photovoltaic part of…