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Mauritius
The energy mix in Mauritius is dominated by coal and oil. Almost 10% of the country's final energy consumption is generated by modern renewable sources of energy – a share that has gradually decreased for the past 20 years.
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United States
The United States introduced major energy and climate policy reforms which put the country on a path towards a clean, secure and affordable energy system for a net zero economy. The reforms aim to strengthen infrastructure deployment and resilience, include a major focus on clean energy manufacturing, improving diverse supply chains and affordability, enhancing equity and the creation of high-quality clean energy jobs.
The US plays a significant role in supporting international energy security as the world’s largest producer of oil and exporter of liquified natural gas. A wave of clean energy investment means the US is today…- Overview
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Singapore
Singapore is the region’s second-largest gas importer. The country is expanding its existing LNG importing facility and is seeking to become a major LNG trading hub. Singapore’s relatively small import needs raise questions about how quickly the hub would reach sufficient liquidity to operate efficiently, but it is nonetheless well placed to bring Asian LNG buyers and sellers together and has taken a major step forward with the creation of an LNG price index: the “SLiNG”.
Singapore has made important moves towards liberalising its gas market, providing the basis for more competitive price setting. These moves include…- Overview
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South Sudan
South Sudan is one of Eastern Africa's major oil resource holders but exported more than 85% of its production in 2014. Only 1% of the population had access to electricity in the country in 2017.
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Hydrogen Strategy - H2Global
The Australian and German governments are working together to deliver a €400 million Australia-Germany H2Global Joint Tender. The Tender will support the emerging renewable hydrogen industry through a double-sided auction scheme. The scheme will be delivered by the Hydrogen Intermediary Company (HINT.CO). Government funds are used by HINT.CO to buy hydrogen from producers in Australia, which is then sold in Germany. This helps cover the gap between the cost of producing renewable hydrogen and its sales price.
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Water Act and Regulations
The Australian Water Act was introduced in 2007 as a national framework for the management of Murray-Darling Basin water resources. The Water Regulations 2008 support the Act with guidance on how its provisions shall be applied. The Act, which is administered by the Commonwealth water minister, has the following objectives:Return the Basin to environmentally sustainable levels for extraction of water resources;Give effect to relevant international agreements;Promote the use and management of Basin water resources in a way that optimises economic, social and environmental outcomes;Protect, restore and provide for the ecological values of the Basin;Ensure…
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Investments in rare earth refining
The Australian Government approved AUD 1.25 billion loans to develop Australia’s first integrated rare earths refinery in Western Australia. The refinery will produce separated rare earth oxide products (Praseodymium, Dysprosium, Neodymium, and Terbium), which are used in permanent magnets in electric vehicles, clean energy generation and defense.
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Regulation for small electrical products and solar photovoltaic systems
The Australian Government is proposing to implement a national, legislated product stewardship scheme for small electrical and electronic equipment (SEEE) and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. This initiative comes in response to the growing e-waste problem in Australia, where each person generates around 20kg of e-waste annually, one of the highest per capita rates globally. The proposed regulation aims to address the environmental and health costs associated with e-waste, increase recycling and material recovery rates, and support Australia's transition to a circular economy. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has developed this proposal…
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Critical Minerals Strategy 2023-2030
The Australian Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030 provides a framework for the country to develop its critical minerals production, processing and supply chains while creating jobs and economic opportunity. The Strategy was developed through a public consultation process and aims to facilitate collaboration across communities, industry, investors, the research and innovation sector, states and territories and international partners.Priorities are established across six focus areas:1. Developing strategically important projectsProvide targeted and proportionate support to de-risk projects, crowd in commercial finance and help overcome market distortions;Enable a pipeline of new critical mineral discoveries and projects by supporting exploration…
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CCUS Hubs and Technologies program
The Australian Government launched a AUD 250 million programme in 2021 to deploy carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) technologies at scale.The CCUS Hubs and Technologies program looks to boost Australia’s CCUS capabilities by encouraging domestic and international research collaborations, and lowering the cost of technology adoption. The CCUS Hubs and Technologies program will support the roadmap's stretch goal of CO2 compression, transport and storage under AUD 20 per tonne. The program will complement the Clean Hydrogen Industrial Hubs program with potential CO2 storage sites in some priority hub locations.
