• Policy

        • Viet Nam

        • 2022

        Viet Nam Action Plan for Methane Emissions Reduction by 2030

        …management, wastewater treatment, oil and gas extraction, coal mining and fossil fuel consumption. The Plan sets specific targets as follows:reduce overall methane emissions by at least 13.34% below 2020 levels by 2025, specifically limiting methane emissions to 42.2 metric tonnes from cultivation, 16.8 metric tonnes from animal husbandry, 21.9 metric tonnes from solid waste management and wastewater treatment, 10.6 metric tonnes from oil and gas extraction, 3.5 metric tonnes from coal mining, and 1.3 metric tonnes from fossil fuel consumption; andreduce overall emissions by at least 30% below 2020 levels by 2030…

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        • People's Republic of China

        • 2020

        Envision Group helps bring cities in China to net zero

        …kind in China. It will be used to generate green hydrogen that will reduce Ordos’ coal consumption in industry (currently planning 10 x 1,000Nm3/h electrolysers), and lay the foundation for the production of synthetic biomaterials. The Park will also include an 8 GWh/year plant for energy storage and batteries, with phase one of three due to be completed at the end of 2021. A smart grid will co-ordinate the use and distribution of renewable energy. The project aims to further reduce emissions by replacing 330 000 trucks for coal transport with EV trucks. These will cut…

        • Policy

        • People's Republic of China

        • 2012

        China’s clean cooking projects

        …and industrial development. By the end of 2013, 150 million rural families and 500 million people benefitted from reforms, such as the provision of 123 million firewood and coal-saving stoves of various types, more than 31 million energy-saving stoves, and more than 19 million energy-saving stores. According to the Clean Cooking Alliance, which China joined in 2012, around 700 million people in China still depend on solid fuels like coal and biomass for cooking and heating. In 2014, China committed to providing 40 million clean stoves to households across China by 2020, and to eliminate inefficient stoves…

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        • United States

        • 2000

        Vermont Energy Efficiency Obligation

        …the state's "efficiency utility", is obligated to meet targets, as well as Burlington Electric Department and Vermont Gas Systems. Revenues for VEIC's programmes come from electric and natural gas utilities (except the two mentioned above, who administer their own programmes), as well as heat, propane, kerosene and coal dealers. The obligation seeks to achieve between 2015 and 2017, a 321 800 MWh and 41 300 kW peak reduction(summer), 53 700 kW (winter) for electricity; and a reduction of 235 000 MMBtu for thermal energy and process fuels. Eligible energy efficiency measures include lighting; HVAC; industrial process equipment…

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 2017

        Emissions Reduction Fund

        …proponents bid at the auctions to achieve part of the abatement target via emissions reduction projects, with the lowest cost projects selected by the government.Eligible projects must meet certain criteria and be aligned with one of several "methods" of carbon abatement from the following list of options:a generic method for emissions reductions at facilities reporting under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS)capture and destruction of coal mine fugitive emissionsreduction of oil and gas fugitive emissionsreductions in emissions-intensity of transportcommercial, industrial and aggregated energy efficiencycapture and combustion of landfill gas and agricultural wastealternative treatment of…

        • Policy

        • South Africa

        • 2017

        Declaration of greenhouse gases as priority pollutants

        …2004. Thus, any person conducting a production process set out in Annexure A that involves the emission of GHGs in excess of 0.1 megatons annually (reported as carbon dioxide equivalent), or if so directed by the Minister of Environmental Affairs, is required to submit a pollution prevention plan for approval.Annexure A contains a list of production processes, including the production or refining of crude oil and natural gas as well as the production of liquid fuels from coal or gas.The regulation also sets requirements for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the implementation of approved pollution prevention plans.

        • Policy

        • Japan

        • 2002

        Act on Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (Act No. 94 of July 26, 2002)

        …coal) and minerals supply to Japan (Article 3, Chapter I), support exploration activities, promote development of extractives project and administer the national stockpiling systems for both oil and metals. Its aim is to contribute a stable and affordable price of hydrocarbons and minerals, as well as to provide funds to ensure that operations are conducted in a way that minimises pollution and protects human health.JOGMEC shall employ a number of actions to achieve these goals (Article 11, Chapter III), including: investment for exploration and extraction of petroleum/gas/coal/minerals both overseas and in Japan (both offshore and onshore…

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        • Japan

        • 2022

        Joint Declaration from Energy Importers and Exporters on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fossil Fuels

        … monitoring, reporting and verification; and transparency for methane emissions data in the fossil energy sector; 3) strengthening coalitions to reduce methane and C02 emissions in value chains of internationally traded fossil fuels; 4) mobilizing technical assistance and financing for methane and C02 mitigation in the fossil energy sector. The Declaration calls for the adoption of policies to capture, utilize, or destroy methane in the coal sector to the fullest extent practicable, including through pre-mine drainage, coal mine methane destruction, and ventilation air methane destruction. For the oil and gas sector, it calls for the adoption of policies and measures…

        • Policy

        • Kazakhstan

        • 2022

        National Methane Emissions Inventory and Reduction Programme

        …abatement of GHG emissions through the development of a National Methane Emissions Inventory and Reduction Programme. The EBRD already supports Kazakhstan's climate efforts through the Fugitive Methane Emissions and Carbon Intensity Reduction Programme, which specifically targets natural gas infrastructure.  The new programme will work to monitor and reduce methane emissions across a variety of sources, including: landfill, oil and natural gas systems, agricultural activities, coal mining, stationary and mobile combustion, wastewater treatment and some industrial processes. EBRD will also assist the government in joining the Global Methane Pledge, which aims at reducing global methane emissions by 30% by 2030.

        • Policy

        • India

        • 2016

        Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)

        …to enhance domestic oil and gas production by intensifying exploration activity and investment. The policy is composed of four components: Uniform licence for exploration and production of all forms of hydrocarbon. This streamlines licencing, as the government requires only a single uniform licence for all forms of hydrocarbons, which includes gas from coal mining. There were previously different policy frameworks for different hydrocarbon exploration operations. Open acreage policy. Through this, an explorer can study and bid for any block in accordance with its competitive advantage.Revenue sharing model. This encourages cost efficiency in mining operations by replacing the profit-sharing…

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