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Ireland
2023
Buying Greener: Public Procurement Strategy
Committed to preparing and submitting a public procurement policy to promote low carbon construction and whole life-cycle analysis in public projects.
Public bodies must lead by example from 2023, specifying low carbon methods and materials where practicable. The goal is to reduce embodied carbon in construction materials by at least 30% by 2030. The policy, developed by the Cement Task Force, was due by Q2 2023 and will be monitored through SEAI reporting. Key objectives include using less concrete and cement, specifying lower carbon alternatives, and implementing carbon management in large infrastructure projects. -
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People's Republic of China
2022
"14th Five-Year Plan" for new energy storage
The plan outlines the government's commitment to developing new energy storage using existing funding channels to support the industrialization and application of key technologies and inclusion of new energy storage within the green finance system and the establishment of storage development funds.
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India
2020
100 MT Coal Gasification Target by 2030
The Indian government aims for 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by 2030, with investments worth over Rs. 4 trillion. In order to encourage the use of clean sources of fuel, the government has provided a concession of 20% on revenue share of coal used for gasification. A Steering Committee has been constituted regarding Surface Coal Gasification under the chairmanship of Dr. V.K. Saraswat and members from the Ministry of Coal. CIL has also planned to set up at least 3 gasification plants (besides Dankuni) on BOO basis through global tendering and has signed an MoU with GAIL for…
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Policy
Australia
2008
(NSW) Coal Innovation Fund
…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 projects in the fugitive methane emissions category seeks to encourage greater investment in, and uptake of, ventilation air methane (VAM) abatement technologies. Recipients of funding to date include a full scale VAM abatement facility…
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20 May 2026
Number of electric light-duty vehicles per public charging point and kilowatt per electric light-duty vehicle, 2025
Electric Vehicles Transport
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Policy
Switzerland
2024
Hydrogen strategy
Focus on renewable and nuclear hydrogen. Hydrogen demand expected to reach levels of 24-55 ktpa by 2030 and 110-305 ktpa by 2050. Import by pipeline from mid-2030s. Strategy defines measures with timeline for completion across 9 areas including a certification scheme that should be in place by 2025, financial support for production from 2025 to 2030, exemption from grid fees, and exemption from CO2 tax for hydrogen used as a fuel
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09 Jun 2026
Total cost of ownership difference between BEV and ICE cars and BEV payback period
Total cost of ownership difference between BEV and ICE cars and BEV payback period eu crisis commentary
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Policy
Germany
2024
Hydrogen Technologies Standards Roadmap (Normungsroadmap Wasserstofftechnologien)
The roadmap defines a framework for action for technical regulation that actively supports the market ramp-up for hydrogen technologies and helps to establish a corresponding quality infrastructure for hydrogen technologies
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27 Oct 2025
Electric vehicle battery pack driving range and price by chemistry at constant size, 2025
Electric vehicle battery pack driving range and price by chemistry at constant size, 2025 Electric vehicle battery pack driving range and price by chemistry at constant size, 2025