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Policy
New Zealand
2018
Warmer Kiwi Homes
In 2018 the Government introduced the Warmer Kiwi Homes programme (a four year programme making $142.5 million in grant funding available for insulation and heating).
The programme provides grants to low-income households for insulation and heating retrofits, and is administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA). To be eligible for an insulation grant under this programme a person needs to own the home they live in, that home must have been built before 2008, and they need to have either a Community Services Card or live in an area identified as low income. Low income households… -
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GEF Global E-Mobility Programme International collaborations
About the programme The GEF funded Global E-Mobility Programme was launched at COP26 in 2021 with the IEA as one of the supporting executing agencies. UNEP has the overall responsibility for the Programme that stretches for 6 years with the aim to support low- and middle-income countries with their shift to electro-mobility. The IEA’s role is to lead the development of written and online tools aimed to build knowledge and networks around policies for electric light-duty vehicles and charging in...
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Policy
Germany
2008
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 investment incentives. Besides SMEs the funding programme is also targeted at freelance professionals, private individuals and municipalities, as well as municipal regional authorities and special-purpose associations. There has so far been very strong demand for the programme and it has had a positive impact on the further development of mini…
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26 Mar 2026
Value of international trade for selected energy technology products, 2020-2025
Value of international trade for selected energy technology products, 2020-2025 ETP 2026
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Policy
United States
1981
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federal block grant programme that helps low-income consumers pay the costs of heating and insulating their homes in the winter, and cooling their homes in the summer. Through this programme, the federal government in fact provides funding to the states to assist low-income households in meeting their home energy costs, to intervene in times of crisis, and to provide low-cost residential weatherization and other cost-effective energy related repair services. Thus, energy efficiency improvements are secondary aspect of the programme. Approximately 4 million low-income households receive…
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26 Mar 2026
Production growth for electric cars in China in the Stated Policies Scenario, 2025-2035
Production growth for electric cars in China in the Stated Policies Scenario, 2025-2035 ETP 2026
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Policy
Croatia
2021
EU Cohesion policy: Energy-efficiency heating system
In January 2021, Croatia received €55 million from the European Regional Development Fund to replace more than 68 km of Zagreb's heating pipes with a more reliable and efficient networks. This major EU project for the capital of Croatia will reduce heat and water losses and will help to ready the system for renewable heating sources. The policy is part of the EU's strategy for greater territorial and infrastructure cohesion.
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07 Oct 2025
Renewable fuel demand to meet the proposed IMO net-zero framework, main and accelerated, 2030 to 2035
Renewable fuel demand to meet the proposed IMO net-zero framework, main and accelerated, 2030 to 2035 Renewables 2025
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United Kingdom 2021 International collaborations - G7
IEA Contributions to the G7 G7 Summit, Carbis Bay, 11-13 June At the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England in June 2021, the leaders of Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States – plus the European Union – committed to reach “an overwhelmingly decarbonised” power system in the 2030s and net zero emissions across their economies no later than 2050.Under the UK Presidency, the G7 issued a communiqué in which it set out its net zero commitments and called on all coun...