• Policy

        • Canada

        • 2020

        Canada Coal Transition Initiative - Infrastructure fund

        The Canada Coal Transition Initiative - Infrastructure fund provided CA$150 million to help affected communities move away from coal by investing in local infrastructure projects that encourage economic diversification, bring in new sources of revenue and build adaptive capacity to reduce their vulnerability to future economic shocks. It aimed to address immediate challenges and, to the extent possible, support the initial phases of longer-term community transition. Outcomes are focused on the creation of jobs, and diversification of the local and regional economies.

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        • Belgium

        • 2017

        Belgium coal phase-out

        The last active coal power plant, Langerlo, was converted to burn biomass from 2017 onwards. 

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        • Australia

        • 2017

        (Queensland) Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017

        The Queensland Coal Mining Safety and Regulation of 2017 establishes standard operating procedures and guidelines for surface and underground mines. The Regulation contains key provisions regarding the monitoring and control of methane concentration in both surface and underground coal mines for worker safety purposes.Chapter 3, Article 142 mandates that a surface mine’s safety and health management system must provide for protecting persons from risks from flammable or toxic gas at the mine. Chapter 4, Part 7, Division 2 mandates that underground mines and specific mine equipment must be monitored  by methane gas detectors and alarms. Chapter 4, Part…

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        • Australia

        • 2008

        (NSW) Coal Innovation Fund

        …entities: 1) Coal Innovation NSW (CINSW), an advisory council composed of representatives from the government, industry and academic sectors and 2) a $100 million Coal Innovation Fund to support public awareness and acceptance of the importance of GHG reduction in the coal mining sector alongside research, development, demonstration and commercialisation of low emissions coal technologies. The Fund is administered by the Minister for Resources and strategic advice and recommendations are provided by CINSW. Project areas supported by the Fund include:Carbon capture and storagePost combustion capture of carbon dioxidePublic consultation and community awarenessFugitive methane emissions from coal mines.Funding for…

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        • Poland

        • 2020

        Hard Coal Mining Phase Out 2049

        The Hard Coal Mining Phase out agreement signed on measures to undertake to stabilise the mining sector in view of the long-term 2049 coal phase out. Representatives of the Slasko-Dabrowski Region Inter-Union Protest and Strike Committee and the government side with Deputy Minister Artur Sobon, the Government Plenipotentiary for the transformation of energy companies and coal mining met to establish that the last coal mine in Poland is expected to close in 2049. The agreements will guarantee employment for miners until retirement, or alternatively ensure appropriate social protection. 

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        • United States

        • 2011

        Clean Coal FutureGen for Illinois Act

        Purpose. Recognizing that the FutureGen Project is a first-of-a-kind research project to permanently sequester underground captured CO2 emissions from: (1) a coal-fueled power plant that uses as its primary fuel source high volatile bituminous rank coal with greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per million btu content or (2) other approved and permitted captured CO2 sources in the State of Illinois, and that such a project would have benefits to the economy and environment of Illinois, the purpose of this Act is to provide the non-profit FutureGen Alliance with adequate liability protection and permitting…

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        • Indonesia

        • 2008

        Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 36 of 2008 - Coal Bed Methane Commercial Utilisation

        Establishes coal bed methane (CBM) as a strategic natural resource, a national asset controlled by the state.

         

        If commercial coal mining companies or individuals find CBM as a by-product and flare it, they must "obtain the approval of the Minister." (Art 30.)

         

        States that the utilisation of CBM shall be prioritised to meet the domestic need for energy (Art 31).

         

        No provisions for reducing emissions of CBM from a safety or climate perspective.

         

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        • Hungary

        • 2005

        German Coal Aid Revolving Fund - Revision

        Funded by the German government, the German Coal Aid Revolving Fund (GCARF) started in 1991 with an original target to provide financing for the private sector to support energy efficiency investments and reduce pollution. The Fund is administered by the Hungarian Credit Bank. Its scope has been expanded to include municipalities. The main objectives are to replace traditional energy sources with renewable or waste-related energy sources, to induce energy saving in businesses and to reduce energy waste at the lowest possible cost. The preferential interest is one-third of the central bank's base rate with an additional 2…

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        • Germany

        • 2025

        German Government Coalition Agreement for the 21st legislative period

        The coalition agreement of the federal government for the 21st legislative period contains an ongoing commitment to a fast hydrogen ramp-up in general and the hydrogen core network in particular.

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        • Germany

        • 2022

        German Government Coalition Agreement 2021-2025

        The coalition agreement outlines key measures to strengthen Germany’s hydrogen economy. It sets four main targets:

        Doubling the national electrolyser capacity target to 10 GW by 2030
        Introducing green hydrogen quotas in public procurement
        Providing financial support for hydrogen network infrastructure
        Accelerating planning and approval processes for electricity and hydrogen networks to speed up deployment

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