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The Energy Efficiency Policies and Measures database provides information on policies and measures taken or planned to improve energy efficiency. The database further supports the IEA G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action mandate to “share best practice between participating governments”, and the agreement by IEA Energy Ministers in 2009 to promote energy efficiency and close policy gaps.
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| Title | Country | Year | Policy Status | Policy Type | Policy Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy-using Products Act (EBPG): implementing measures for electrical appli-ances in the TRS sector | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Commercial/Industrial Equipment | |
| Energy-using Products Act (EBPG): implementing measures for electrical appliances in private households | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Commercial/Industrial Equipment | |
| Energy Consumption Labelling Ordinance (EnVKV) (historical) | Germany | 1998 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Commercial/Industrial Equipment |
| Energy Consumption Labelling Ordinance (EnVKV): delegated ordinances on electrical appliances in private households | Germany | Ended | Commercial/Industrial Equipment | ||
| E-Energy – ICT-based energy system of the future | Germany | 2007 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Energy-using Products Act (EBPG): implementing measure for electric motors | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Commercial/Industrial Equipment | |
| Heat from renewable energies | Germany | 2008 | In Force | Industry | |
| Energy saving guidelines | Germany | 2000 | In Force | Information and Education | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Energy hotline and internet platform | Germany | 2001 | Ended | Information and Education | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Energy Efficiency Initiative | Germany | 2002 | In Force | Information and Education | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| “future of housing” campaign | Germany | 2002 | Ended | Information and Education | Buildings |
| Municipal and national heating schedules | Germany | 2008 | Ended | Information and Education | Buildings |
| Energy check-up for low-income households | Germany | 2011 | Ended | Information and Education | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| KfW Environmental Programme, ERP predecessor programmes | Germany | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings | |
| "Energy-efficient Systems in Trade and Industry” campaign | Germany | Ended | Information and Education | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| German Energy Agency (dena) Compressed Air Campaign | Germany | In Force | Information and Education | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| Smart Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Networks | Germany | 2008 | In Force | Information and Education | |
| Mod.EEM – “Modular Energy Efficiency Model” | Germany | In Force | Information and Education | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| The federal government’s fuel strategy | Germany | 2004 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Partnership for Climate Protection, Energy Efficiency and Innovation | Germany | In Force | Voluntary Approaches | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| Environment Innovation Programme | Germany | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| ERP Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Programme A | Germany | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| ERP Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Programme B | Germany | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| Stimulus programme for funding climate protection measures for commercial refrigeration facilities | Germany | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| KfW Special Fund for Energy Efficiency in SMEs | Germany | In Force | Information and Education | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| Federal Programme for Increasing Energy Efficiency in Agriculture and Horticulture | Germany | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| Eco allowances within the framework of the homeowner allowance | Germany | 1995 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings |
| Low-energy building in the building stock | Germany | 2003 | In Force | Information and Education | Buildings |
| KfW Energy-efficient Redevelopment | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, Existing buildings |
| Energy Saving Ordinance (residential buildings) | Germany | 2002 | Ended | Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards | Buildings, Building Code, Buildings, Building Type, Residential |
| KfW CO2 Building Redevelopment Programme | Germany | 2001 | Superseded | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, Existing buildings |
| KfW CO2 reduction | Germany | 1999 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, Existing buildings |
| KfW Housing Modernisation Programme – Eco Plus (CO2 Building Redevelopment Programme) | Germany | 2005 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, Existing buildings |
| Energy and Climate (EKF) Act, 2010 | Germany | 2010 | Ended | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| Energy Efficiency Fund | Germany | 2011 | In Force | Economic Instruments | Industry |
| Tax cap ("Spitzenausgleich") | Germany | Planned | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Tax relief | Energy Utilities, Industry | |
| Energy checks for private households | Germany | 2012 | In Force | Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation | Buildings |
| SME Initiative for the energy transition (“Mittelstandsinitiative Energiewende”) | Germany | 2012 | In Force | Information and Education | Commercial/Industrial Equipment |
| Energy consulting in SMEs (“Energieberatung Mittelstand”) | Germany | 2012 | In Force | Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation | Commercial/Industrial Equipment, Other |
| Financial support for investments in cross sectional technology | Germany | 2012 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies, Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation | Industry, Industrial equipment, Compressors, Industry, Industrial equipment, Pumps, Industry, Industrial equipment, Motors, Industry, Industrial processes |
| KfW Housing Modernisation Programme II | Germany | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, Existing buildings | |
| KfW Housing Modernisation Programme 2003 | Germany | 2003 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, Existing buildings |
| Energy certificate | Germany | 1995 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Buildings |
| BAFA On-site Consultation | Germany | 1998 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Industry, Energy management |
| Law on the promotion of renewable energies in the heating sector | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Industry |
| Heating Costs Ordinance | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Industry |
| Ordinance on small and medium-sized firing installations | Germany | 1998 | In Force | Multi-Sectoral Policy | |
| Federal states’ activities in the buildings sector | Germany | 1995 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, Existing buildings |
| Market Incentive Programme for Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energies (MAP) – KfW component | Germany | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, New buildings | |
| KfW Energy-efficient Construction | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, New buildings |
| KfW Energy-efficient Construction | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, New buildings |
| KfW Ecological Construction | Germany | 2005 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, New buildings |
| Market Incentive Programme for Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energies (MAP) – BAFA component | Germany | 1999 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Buildings, New buildings |
| Climate protection projects in social, cultural and public institutions | Germany | 2008 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | |
| Fifty/fifty – incentive schemes for schools to save energy | Germany | In Force | Information and Education, Information provision | ||
| Vehicle Taxation | Germany | 1997 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Tax relief, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Taxes | Transport, Fuel, Transport, Vehicle type, Heavy-duty vehicles, Transport, Vehicle type, Light-duty vehicles, Transport, Vehicle type, Passenger vehicles |
| Town and country planning | Germany | 1998 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Transport, Transport, Transport systems |
| Transport Initiatives | Germany | 2001 | In Force | Policy Support, Strategic planning | Transport |
| Domestic Automobile Voluntary Agreement | Germany | Unknown | Voluntary Approaches | Transport, Vehicle operation, Transport, Vehicle type | |
| Third-Party Financing for Public Buildings | Germany | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies, Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation | Buildings, Building Type, Non-residential | |
| "My Agenda 21: The Energy-Saving Booklet" (Information to Drivers) | Germany | 1997 | Ended | Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation, Information and Education, Information provision | Transport, Transport systems, Modal shift, Transport, Fuel, Transport, Vehicle type, Heavy-duty vehicles, Transport, Vehicle type, Light-duty vehicles, Transport, Vehicle type, Passenger vehicles |
| ERP-Environment and Energy Saving Programme | Germany | 1990 | Superseded | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loans | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Voluntary Programmes of Appliance Labelling | Germany | 2000 | In Force | Voluntary Approaches, Negotiated Agreements (Public-private sector), Regulatory Instruments, Monitoring, Policy Support, Information and Education, Voluntary Approaches, Unilateral Commitments (Private sector), Information and Education, Performance Label, Endorsement label | Residential Appliances |
| Agreement with Industry on CO2 Emissions Cuts | Germany | 2000 | In Force | Voluntary Approaches, Voluntary Approaches, Negotiated Agreements (Public-private sector), Policy Support, Regulatory Instruments, Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards | Industry, Energy management, Industry, Industrial subsectors, Industry |
| Baltic Energy Efficiency Group (BEEG) | Germany | 1998 | Ended | Policy Support, Strategic planning, Policy Support, Insitutional creation | Energy Utilities, CHP, Industry, Energy management |
| Combined Heat and Power Law (Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungs Modernisierungsgesetz) | Germany | 2002 (amended 2008/2011/2012) | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Obligation schemes , Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Feed-in tariffs/premiums | Energy Utilities, CHP |
| Solarthermie 2000Plus | Germany | 2004 (amended 2008) | Ended | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Energy Utilities, CHP, Buildings, Building Code |
| Small-Scale Combustion Plant Ordinance | Germany | 1996 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory Instruments, Other mandatory requirements | Industry, Industrial processes |
| Denas Energy Efficiency Campaign | Germany | 2002 | In Force | Information and Education, Information provision | |
| National Energy Agency (dena) | Germany | 2000 | In Force | Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Policy Support, Information and Education | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Energy Conservation Ordinance | Germany | 2002 | Superseded | Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards | Buildings, Building Type, Buildings, Building Type, Residential, Buildings, New buildings, Buildings, Existing buildings, Commercial/Industrial Equipment, Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), Commercial/Industrial Equipment, Water, Energy Utilities, Heating (including district heating), Residential Appliances, Space cooling, Residential Appliances, Ventilation, Residential Appliances, Water heating |
| National Climate Protection Program | Germany | 2000 | Superseded | Policy Support, Strategic planning, Policy Support, Information and Education | Energy Utilities, CHP, Multi-Sectoral Policy, Transport |
| Measures in Industry and Energy Generation | Germany | 1999 | Planned | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Regulatory Instruments | Industry, Energy Utilities, CHP |
| Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Extra Law (Gesetz zum Schutz der Stromerzeugung aus Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung - Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungsgesetz) | Germany | 2000 | Superseded | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Regulatory Instruments, Obligation schemes , Voluntary Approaches, Unilateral Commitments (Private sector) | Energy Utilities, CHP |
| CHP Agreements with Industry (Vereinbarung zwischen der Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der deutschen Wirtschaft zur Minderung der CO2-Emissionen und der Förderung der Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung in Ergänzung zur Klimavereinbarung vom 9.11.2000) | Germany | 2001 | Ended | Voluntary Approaches, Negotiated Agreements (Public-private sector), Voluntary Approaches | Energy Utilities, CHP |
| Ordinance on the Fee Schedule for Architects and Engineers | Germany | 1995 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Taxes, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Feed-in tariffs/premiums | Buildings, Building Type, Residential, Buildings, Existing buildings, Buildings, Building Code, Energy performance |
| Advisory Services | Germany | 1998 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Other mandatory requirements, Regulatory Instruments, Auditing | Buildings, Building Type, Residential |
| Heat Consumption Metering | Germany | 1996 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Monitoring, Regulatory Instruments, Other mandatory requirements | Industry |
| Federal Buildings | Germany | Unknown | Regulatory Instruments | Buildings, Building Type, Non-residential, Buildings, New buildings, Buildings, Building Code | |
| Promotion of Energy Efficient Electronic Products, The Group for Energy Efficient Appliances (GEEA) | Germany | 2000 | Ended | Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Information and Education, Performance Label, Comparison label, Information and Education, Performance Label, Endorsement label, Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation | Residential Appliances |
| Implementation of EU Directives | Germany | various | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards, Information and Education, Performance Label, Comparison label, Policy Support, Policy Support, Strategic planning, Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Economic Instruments, Market-based instruments | Residential Appliances |
| Coaltion Agreement: Target to Double Energy Productivity by 2020 | Germany | 2006 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards, Policy Support, Policy Support, Strategic planning | Buildings, Buildings, Building Code, Transport |
| Blue Angel Ecolabel: Hot Water Tank | Germany | 2006 | In Force | Information and Education, Performance Label, Endorsement label | Residential Appliances, Water heating |
| Renewable Energies Heat Act (EEWärmeG) | Germany | 2009 (amended 2011) | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Other mandatory requirements | Energy Utilities, CHP, Buildings, Building Type, Residential, Buildings, New buildings, Buildings, Building Type, Non-residential, Residential Appliances, Space cooling, Residential Appliances, Space heating |
| Klimazwei Research Programme | Germany | 2006 | Ended | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology deployment and diffusion, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Demonstration project | Industry, Industrial processes, Buildings, Building Type, Non-residential, Buildings, Building Type, Residential, Industry, Industrial subsectors, Cross-industry |
| Climate Protection Investment from Sale of Carbon Allowances | Germany | 2008 | In Force | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology deployment and diffusion, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology development | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Special Fund for Energy Efficiency in SMEs | Germany | 2008 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loans, Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation, Information and Education, Information provision, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Industry, Industrial subsectors, Cross-industry |
| Climate Legislation Package Enacted under the Integrated Climate Change and Energy Programme | Germany | 2008 | In Force | Policy Support, Strategic planning | Transport, Vehicle type, Public transport, Buildings, New buildings, Multi-Sectoral Policy, Buildings, Building Type, Residential, Transport, Vehicle type, Heavy-duty vehicles |
| Partnership for Climate Protection and Energy | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation, Information and Education, Professional training and qualification | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Old vehicle scrappage scheme | Germany | 2009 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Transport, Vehicle type, Light-duty vehicles |
| Energy Saving Ordinance (non-residential buildings) | Germany | 2002 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Buildings, Buildings, Building Code, Buildings, Building Code, Model/Reference building |
| The Guide to Sustainable Construction | Germany | 2001 | In Force | Information and Education, Information provision | Buildings, Building Code, Buildings, New buildings |
| Law on Energy and Climate Fund | Germany | 2011 | In Force | Policy Support, Insitutional creation | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| KfW-Programme Energy-Efficient Rehabilitation (Energieeffizient Sanieren) | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loans, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Buildings, Building Type, Residential, Buildings, Existing buildings, Buildings, Energy Class |
| New vehicle car tax system | Germany | 2009 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Taxes, Information and Education, Performance Label | Transport, Vehicle type, Light-duty vehicles, Transport, Vehicle type, Passenger vehicles |
| Eco-design requirements for energy-using products | Germany | 2008 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards | Residential Appliances |
| Clean Truck Procurement Subsidies | Germany | 2007 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loans, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Transport, Vehicle type, Public transport, Transport, Vehicle type, Heavy-duty vehicles |
| Fifth Energy Research Programme (5.Energieforschungsprogramme - Innovation und neue Energietechnologien) | Germany | 2005 | Superseded | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D) | Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Energy Efficiency Action Plan | Germany | 2007 | Superseded | Policy Support, Strategic planning | Buildings, Multi-Sectoral Policy |
| Energy Taxes: Coal, Biodiesel, Natural Gas | Germany | 2006 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Tax relief, Regulatory Instruments, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Taxes | Transport, Fuel |
| Fuel efficiency improvements | Germany | Ended | Information and Education | Transport, Non-engine components | |
| Fuel efficient vehicles | Germany | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Transport | |
| Energy Conservation Regulations for Buildings | Germany | 2007 | In Force | Information and Education, Performance Label, Comparison label | Buildings, Building Type, Residential, Buildings, Buildings, New buildings, Buildings, Existing buildings |
| National Climate Protection Programme | Germany | 2005 | In Force | Policy Support, Strategic planning | Multi-Sectoral Policy, Transport, Buildings, Building Type, Residential |
| Support for Third Party Financing | Germany | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Taxes, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Feed-in tariffs/premiums | Energy Utilities, CHP, Industry, Industrial products | |
| Urban and Regional Planning | Germany | 2004 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Transport |
| KfW Build Ecologically Programme | Germany | 2005 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loans | Buildings, Building Type, Residential, Buildings, New buildings |
| Mandatory Fuel Efficiency Labelling for Passenger Cars | Germany | 2004 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Information and Education, Information provision, Information and Education, Performance Label, Comparison label | Transport, Vehicle type, Light-duty vehicles, Transport, Transport, Vehicle type, Passenger vehicles |
| Investing in the Future Programme (Zukunfts -Investitions-Programm, ZIP) | Germany | 2001 | Ended | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology deployment and diffusion, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D) | Transport, Fuel, Buildings, Existing buildings |
