• Policy

        • People's Republic of China

        • 2006

        Energy Conservation in Buildings

        Within its 11th Five-Year Period, China plans to reduce residential and public buildings energy consumption by 50%, saving 50 million tons of standard coal. The federal plan for energy conservation in buildings formally mandates: - the quick technical reform of heat-supply systems nation-wide; - renewed efforts to promoting building energy efficiency technology and related products; and - renovation of existing buildings in the nations cold northern regions, with particular focus on hotels.

        • Policy

        • People's Republic of China

        • 2013

        Adjustment of surcharge of renewable electricity generation

        From 25 September 2013, the surcharge for the renewable electricity generation is increased from RMB 0.008/kWh to RMB 0.015/ kWh. Upgraded subside for coal-fired plants with technology to lower emissions of nitrogen oxide from RMB 0.008/kWh to RMB 0.01/ kWh.    

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        • France

        • 2017

        Energy Grant "Energy Savings Boost"

        The energy grant "coup de pouce économies énergie" applies to households energy saving spendings, including building insulation, as well as replacement of coal, oil and non-condensing gas boilers by renewable energy equipment.

        The work or equipment installations has to be done by a certified installer ("reconnu garant environnement")

         

        The amount of the grant depends on household income levels.

         

        The grant is distributed by energy providers and partner companies, signatories of the charte "Coup de pouce"

         

        The scheme, originally schedulled for one year, has been extended and widened in January 2019 to include heating equipments.

         

        Applications for the grant are…

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        • Canada

        • 2009

        Grant support for CCUS projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan

        The Government of Canada, as well as provincial governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan have provided grant funding for major operating CCUS projects.

         

        The Boundary Dam Carbon Capture Project, a major coal generating unit retrofitted with CCUS technology in 2014, received CAD 214 million (USD 165 million) from the federal government as well as funding from the Government of Saskatchewan.

         

        The Shell Quest Carbon Capture and Storage Project, which equipped the hydrogen production unit at a major refinery with CCUS, received CAD 745 (USD 572 million) from the Government of Alberta and CAD 120 million from the Government of Canada (USD…

        • Policy

        • Namibia

        • 2012

        Fourth National Development Plan 2012/2013 - 2016/2017

        The development plan serves as a building block of the Vision 2030 for Namibia. Its overarching goals include high and sustained economic growth. From the energy sector point of view, the plan intends to bring online gas-fired and coal fired power stations. Other sources to be deployed include hydropower and other renewable energy sources.
         

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2004

        Methane to Markets Partnership

        …Oil and Gas, Landfill and Coal.
        Launched by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2004, the Methane to Markets Partnership is an international initiative to advance cost-effective, near-term reductions of methane emissions. Signatory nations will collaborate with other governments and the private sector to reduce global methane emissions and enhance economic growth, promote energy security, and improve the environment.
        Other Partnership aims include improving mine safety, reducing waste, and improving local air quality. The Partnership initially targets three major methane sources: landfills, underground coal mines, and natural gas and oil systems. The Partnership seeks to reduce aggregate annual…

        • Policy

        • South Africa

        • 2003

        Integrated Energy Plan for the Republic of South Africa

        South Äfricas Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) was adopted on 19 March 2003. It focuses on South Africas energy needs from a holistic prospective and seeks to determine to what extent reliance should be placed on different energy sources such as coal, gas, renewable energy and nuclear energy. It addresses energy demand balanced with energy supply, transformation, economics and environmental considerations in concurrence with available resources. In addition, the IEP highlights the need for government to promote energy efficiency management and technology, lessen reliance on imported liquid fuels by exploring and developing oil and gas deposits and to continue with existing…

        • Policy

        • Slovak Republic

        • 2008

        Excise tax exemption for electricity generated from renewable energy sources

        The National Council of the Slovak Republic, on 28 November 2007, adopted the Act on Excise tax from electricity, coal and natural gas, which exempts electricity produced from renewable sources from electricity excise tax (SKK 0.02/kWh from 2008 to 2009, and SKK 0.04/kWh from January 2010). To qualify for the exemption, the electricity must be delivered directly to a final user, or consumed by the entity producing it. The electricity production must derive from the following sources: Solar energy Wind energy Geothermal energy Hydro energy Biomass, including a product made from biomass Methane from abandoned mines…

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        • Italy

        • 1999

        Carbon Tax

        A carbon tax, applicable to all hydrocarbon compounds, was inaguarated in December 1998 (Law 448/1998). The Law established the value of the excise taxes for 1999 (0.52 ? per metric ton of coal, petroleum coke and ?orimulsion? used in combustion plants) and those for 2005, to be reached progressively. The increases between 1999 and 2004 were to be decided on a yearly basis by the Government and set by decrees of the President of the Ministers Cabinet. In September 2000, Decree 268/2000 suspended the CO2 tax increases. A 30 December 2004 law, Number 311, canceled the provision entirely…

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 2004

        Australia - Methane to Markets Partnership

        Australia joined the Partnership at its launch in November 2004, seeking to collaborate on the recovery and use of coal mine methane with China.The M2M Partnership is a voluntary, non-binding framework for international cooperation to advance cost-effective, near-term methane recovery and use as a clean energy source. The M2M Partnership was launched at the Ministerial Meeting in Washington, D.C. in November 2004. The Partnership now includes 26 member countries as Partners. It encourages the development and implementation of projects that can result in direct methane emissions reductions

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