• Policy

        • Spain

        • 2021

        Circular Economy Action Plan

        …National Recovery, Transformation and Resilience plan that the country submitted to the European Commission. The plan includes the following energy-related initiatives:- Creation of a national inventory of closed or abandoned mining waste facilities containing critical raw materials: the public inventory will be accessible to companies willing to use these materials for their production processes.- Approval of a roadmap for the sustainable management of mineral raw materials: the objective is to promote the reuse and recycling  and support the circular economy as the default option for the supply of production processes. By fostering the use of domestic resources, this initiative…

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2021

        Critical Minerals and Materials: US Department of Energy's Strategy to Support Domestic Critical Mineral and Material Supply Chains

        …supply, developing substitutes and improving reuse and recycling. The vision for this strategy is to re-establish US competitiveness in critical mineral and material supply chains.This document details the required steps, actions and tools needed to reach 4 primary goals:Driving scientific innovation and developing technologies that will ensure resilient and secure critical mineral and material supply chains independent of foreign adversaries: actions include the development of a roadmap, partnerships with private actors and investment;Catalysing and supporting private sector adoption and capacity for sustainable domestic critical mineral and material supply chains: actions include increasing private industry investment, improving…

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2019

        Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019

        …original act by making special lands, such as National Parks, National Monuments, Wilderness Study Areas, Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and Roadless Areas, off-limits to hardrock mining.The act also establishes reclamation standards for abandoned mines, a 12.5% royalty on new mining operations and an 8% royalty on existing operations. The act replaces the patenting system previously in place with a leasing system more similar to the permitting system used for oil, gas and coal. The act establishes a comprehensive inspection, monitoring and enforcement system for hardrock mining, setting civil and criminal penalties for…

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        • Australia

        • 2021

        Australian CEFC investment in 300MW big battery in Victoria

        …energy storage facilities, and the CEFC senior debt facility will be used to fund its design, construction, and operation. It is expected to be operational during the summer of 2021-22. The investment supports the CEFC's Technology Investment Roadmap's strategic focus on energy storage as a priority technology.The VBB, which will be powered by Tesla Megapack batteries, will be owned and operated by Neoen, one of the world's top independent producers of 100% renewable energy. The extra power flowing between the States during the peak summer season will deliver support to the grid at critical times.

        • Policy

        • Italy

        • 2021

        National Recovery and Resilience Plan

        The Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan has a dedicated fund, comprised of national and REACT-EU funds. The funding allocated to the energy transition and sustainable mobility include:  - M2C1: Sustainable agriculture and circular economy (EUR 6.97 billion)- M2C2: Energy transition and sustainable mobility (EUR 25.36 billion)- M2C3: Energy efficiency and buildings renovation (EUR 22.24 billion)- M3C1: Rail network and secure roads (EUR 27.97 billion)

        • Policy

        • Denmark

        • 2021

        Funds for green transition of transport 2021

        In April and June 2021, the Danish government signed several agreements in order to provide funds towards the transport sector. It includes:  - 265 million DKK for co-financing publicly accessible charging infrastructure for electric vehicles - 72 million DKK for co-financing renewable refueling infrastructure for heavy duty vehicles - 50 million DKK for co-financing the transition to zero- and low emission heavy duty vehicles - 3 million DKK for analyzing the use of electric roads (pantographs) for heavy duty vehicles on the Øresund-Fermern belt tunnel. - 233 million DKK for co-financiering the green transition of ferries.

        • Policy

        • Canada

        • 2021

        Target to reduce oil and gas sector methane emissions by 75%

        Ahead of COP26 in November 2021, Canada announced that it would join the Global Methane Pledge and that it would commit to develop a methane reduction plan that would reduce oil and gas methane emissions by at least 75% below 2012 levels by 2030.  The announcement referenced the IEA's reports on methane, including the Net Zero by 2050 Roadmap. The announcement further noted that regulations will be part of achieving this goal.In announcing the target, Canada also reemphasised the goal it announced in 2016 to reduce oil and gas sector methane emissions by 40-45 percent below 2012…

        • Policy

        • Hungary

        • 2020

        NECP - LIFE-IP North-HU-Trans project

        …is to ensure the full implementation of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). In particular the project will contribute to the decarbonisation of the Màtra Power Plant (MPP), the last remaining lignite power plant in the Hungarian electricity system and a major source of GHG emissions, by 2030. the specific objectives are:- Roadmap and implementation of the gradual phase-out of the lignite-fired units of the MPP and gradual retirement of its open-pit lignite mines by 2030;- Replacing them with low-carbon technology solutions, primarily with renewable energy and energy storage, and secondarily with natural gas technologies…

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 2021

        Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Development Fund

        The Australian Government’s AUD 50 million Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Development Fund provides businesses with grants of up $25 million for pilot projects or pre-commercial projects aimed at reducing emissions. Carbon capture and storage technologies are one of five priority areas for investment under the Government’s Technology Investment Roadmap. The Fund will provide targeted support to an array of carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) opportunities, including carbon use/recycling, negative emissions/direct air capture, and carbon capture and storage. Successful projects will share in up to AUD 50 million in grant funding.

         

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        • Policy

        • Finland

        • 2021

        Sustainable growth agenda / Pillar 1/ 4- Low-carbon solutions for communities and transport

        The Finnish Sustainable Growth Programme supports ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable growth and to meet its target of carbon neutrality by 2035.

         

        Within the first pillar of the plan ("The green transition supports economic restructuring and carbon-neutral welfare society"), this sub-area is structured with the following initiatives:

         

        - Fossil-free traffic roadmap

         

        - Tax reform for sustainable transport

         

        - Investments to promote the replacement of fossil fuels by supporting electricity and biogas use in public transport & refuelling infrastructure (EUR 20 million)

         

        - Investments for the deployment of charging infrastructure in housing associations and workplaces (EUR 20 million)

         

         

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