• Policy

        • Ireland

        • 2016

        Warmth and Wellbeing Pilot Scheme

        The Warmth and Wellbeing Pilot Scheme is a joint policy initiative with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, and the Department of Health, and is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Health Service Executive. The scheme targets energy efficiency retrofits in the homes of people who are living with chronic respiratory conditions. This scheme aims to test the health benefits associated with improved energy efficiency environments in an Irish context. Energy efficiency upgrades such as attic and wall insulation and ventilation, boiler upgrades with heating controls and window and door replacements are provided free…

        • Chart

        • 31 Oct 2025

        Production growth of biogases per period in China, 2011-2030

        Production growth of biogases per period in China, 2011-2030 REMR 2025

        • Chart

        • 18 Sep 2025

        Energy demand growth in the Middle East and North Africa and the world, 2000-2023

        Middle East Africa

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2016

        Revision of the Combined Heat and Power Act (CHP Act)

        The revision of the CHP Act in 2016 aimed to increase the amount of net generation of electricity from CHP installations and to boost investment in, particularly efficient, flexible and low-carbon CHP installations.
        The 2017 amendment to the CHP Act ensured that CHP legislation continues to be compatible with EU state aid rules and therefore delivers long-term legal security. The Act also sets out rules that make the funding procedure more competitive:
        Since the end of 2017, the funding rate for electricity from combined heat and power (CHP) plants of between 1 and 50 megawatts has been determined…

        • Policy

        • Switzerland

        • 2000

        Lothar Wood Energy Promotion Programme

        Wood heating systems benefited from special promotional measures financed by credit granted after Hurricane Lothar. The main beneficiary was automated boilers fuelled by wood pellets, with 537 new units commissioned (+70.2%). New capacity included 193 other automated boilers (+4.1%). The gross consumption of wood energy rose by 2.5%, compared to the previous year (+3.0%).

        • Programme

        Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks Initiative

        Stepping up global action for clean energy to fight climate change through power system modernisation Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks (3DEN) is an inter-agency collaboration between the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security and the United Nations Environment Programme. It supports the acceleration of power system modernisation through digitalisation, smart grid solutions and demand-side resource integration to translate into tangible improvements in reliability, affordability, and inclusion for households, communities, and businesses.The global initiative provides policy support, project finance insights, and regulatory guidance to help countries enhance energy efficiency, scale up renewable energy integration, and strengthen…

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2023

        Germany's 2nd Amendment to the Building Energy Act (GEG) - phase-out of fossil fuels

        In 2023, German Federal Government approved amendments to the Building Energy Act for new heating systems to use at least 65% renewable energy from 2024 onwards and for fossil fuels to phase out from heating by Jan 2045 in line with its climate-neutrality target.The ban will initially apply to new buildings, existing buildings will still allow a gas system until the deadline for municipalities to submit a heat plan (2026 for large cities and 2028 for towns). New gas boilers will continue to be allowed to be installed, if these boilers are operated with renewable gas, including hydrogen…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2013

        Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes

        In May 2013 the Government announced an investment of $100 million to insulate 46,000 homes in a new three-year insulation programme delivering warmer, drier and healthier homes to communities in most need. The programme targetted low-income households, particularly those with high health needs - which includes children, the elderly, and people at risk of cold-related illness. Unlike its predecessor, Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart, the programme did not provide any funding to general income households, or for clean heating devices. The Government's investment of up to 60% of the cost of a house's insulation…

        • Policy

        • Italy

        • 2022

        Support Decree 1

        Package of interventions aimed at reducing energy and fuel costs. These include:Tax credits to partially offset costs incurred for energy and gas allocated to businesses.Transport Bonus:  From September-December 2022 it will be possible for public transport users to request a monthly mobility subscription covering public transport costs up to EUR 60.EUR 200 one-off voucher to pay energy bills for vulnerable people and pensioners.

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2026

        Decree on performance requirements for specific commercial buildings and buildings used for industrial and craft purposes

        The decree sets out the energy and environmental performance requirements applicable to construction projects for buildings or parts of buildings in mainland France for commercial buildings and buildings used for industrial and craft purposes.It specifically concerns five performance requirements: optimising the energy design of the building regardless of the energy systems used, limiting primary energy consumption, limiting the impact on climate change, limiting the impact of building components on climate change,limiting discomfort within the building during the summer months.

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