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Policy
Italy
2013
National Energy Strategy
…4% below 2010 levels); this exceeds the European objectives of -20%, thanks mainly to energy efficiency measures.These results will come with benefits in terms of economic growth and employment, whose overall impact is however difficult to quantify. These gains will be produced, primarily, by increased competitiveness in the most electricity- and gas-intensive sectors; savings of resources currently used to import fuels; substantial investments in the energy sector and in the associated supply industries; and a revitalisation of research and innovation in the sector.As regards the long and very-long term (2030-2050), Italy subscribes to the spirit…
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Australia
2015
Australia's Energy Productivity Target
40% improvement in the ratio of economic output (GDP) to primary energy use compared to baseline year of 2015.
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Brunei Darussalam
2014
Energy White Paper and Renewable Energy Target
…for the energy sector of the Brunei Darussalam and provides broad guidelines for achieving these targets in the form of key priority initiatives.
According to the whitepaper, Brunei Darussalam produced around 1,700 MWh from renewable energy sources in 2014 and plans to increase this to:• 124,000 MWh by 2017, which will be 2.7% of the electricity generation mix. • 954,000 MWh by 2035, which will be 10% of the electricity generation mix.
The white paper provides the general outline of the activities to achieve the abovementioned targets. It identifies four key priority initiatives: • Introduce Renewable Energy Policy and… -
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Estonia
2009
National Development Plan of the Energy Sector until 2020
The Long-term national development plan for the fuel and energy sector up to 2020, endorsed by a decision of Parliament, sets long-term objectives and policy orientation in the energy sector.
The Plan sets the targets for the share of energy produced from renewable energy sources. In 2020, the share of renewables in total final energy demand should be 25%, in transport sector 10%. It adopts general policy guidelines to achieve growth in renewable energy use. -
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Korea
1993
Basic Plan for the Rationalization of Energy Use
Since 1993, Korea has developed a Rational Energy Utilization Basic Plan for five-year periods, which are revised at the end of each five-year period. The 5th Basic Plan was announced in 2014, and set the target of reduce final energy consumption by 4.1% below BAU level by 2017, while introducing various measures to achieve this target.
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Chinese Taipei
2022
2050 Net Zero Pathway and Strategy - Alternative energy
The government of Chinese Taipei aims to generate between 8 - 14 GW of electricity from alternative energy resources such as geothermal, biomass and tidal, and is earmarking corresponding budget support to build additional capacities.
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Policy
Namibia
2022
Green Hydrogen and Derivatives Strategy
Target to produce 1-2 Mt of “green” hydrogen by 2030 and 10-15 Mt by 2050. Aims to develop three hydrogen valleys* to start production and use. 80 000 jobs created by 2030 and 600 000 by 2040
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Denmark
2021
Recovery and resilience plan - Energy efficiency, green heating and CCS
…plan is composed of seven initiatives, one of which relates to energy efficiency improvements in buildings and technology innovation such as carbon capture and storage (CCS). This component is divided into the following initiatives: - Replacing oil burners and gas furnaces: DKK 645 million (2021-2025) - Energy efficiency in industry: DKK 315 million (2022-2025) - Energy renovations in public buildings: DKK 315 million (2021-2025) - Energy efficiency in households: DKK 565 million (2021-2025) - CCS-storage potential: DKK 200 million (2021-2022) The initiative aims at decreasing 0.1 Mt CO2 by 2025 and 0.1 Mt CO2 by 2030.
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Policy
India
2021
Energy independence by 2047 Initiative
During his 2021 Independence Day speech, the Prime Minister announced this initiative, primarily aimed at bolstering India's energy security by reducing its energy imports along with current trade and account deficits.
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News
19 Feb 2026
Viet Nam joins the IEA Family
Unanimous decision by governments announced at the 2026 IEA Ministerial Meeting deepens the Agency’s engagement in Southeast Asia Viet Nam has joined the IEA Family as an Association country, marking an important step in strengthening the Agency's engagement in Southeast Asia.The decision – unanimously agreed by IEA Member governments – was announced at the 2026 IEA Ministerial Meeting in Paris held in Paris on 18-19 February, reflecting the shared commitment of IEA Members and Viet Nam to deepen cooperation at a time of rapid change in energy markets.Viet Nam’s Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai participated…