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Policy
Japan
2018
Strategic Energy Plan (2018)
…2018, Japanese government formulated its 5th edition of the Strategic Energy Plan. This plan, based on the 3E+S principles, set the following objectives:
- Safety: safey innovation by technological and governance reforms
- Enegy Security: raise technical self-sufficiency while ensuring diversity of choice
- Environment Sustainability: work towards decarbonisation
- Economic Efficiency: enhance domestic industrial competitiveness
The Plan shows Japan's new energy policy towards 2030 and 2050:
1) 2030
- Greenhouse gas reduction by 26%
- Reliable energy mix
2) 2050
- Greenhouse gas reduction by 80%
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24 Apr 2026
Selected supply and demand factors influencing price formation since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Natural Gas
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Policy
South Sudan
2021
Revised/Updated NDC of South Sudan
South Sudan aims to reduce an estimated 109.87 MtCO2e by 2030 and sequester 45.06 MtCO2e by the same date, conditional on the provision of international support.
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Policy
South Africa
2010
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
REEEP invests in clean energy markets to help developing countries expand modern energy services and improve lives; increase prosperity and economic dynamism and keep CO2 emissions in check: a paradigm commonly known as green growth. REEEP’s tools are modern clean energy technologies – renewable energy and energy efficiency – market forces, and knowledge management. REEEP is a network of Regional Secretariats around the globe, ensuring that all activities are locally relevant and focused. SANEDI hosts the REEEP Regional Secretariat for Southern Africa. The Partnership develops sector-specific interventions, and has so far globally funded 154 clean energy projects in 57 countries…
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Policy
Chinese Taipei
2022
2050 Net Zero Pathway and Strategy - Wind and solar
The government of Chinese Taipei aims to install off-shore wind turbines to reach a total 13.1GW capacity by 2030, and 44-55 GW by 2050. It also aims to install additional solar power capacities representing 30GW by 2030 and 40-80GW by 2050.
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Policy
Colombia
2021
Ten milestones in 2021 - Roadmap of the Energy Transformation Mission
…milestones of the mining-energy sector in 2021, the Minister of Mines and Energy assured that 2021 will be the year to encourage the sustainable reactivation of Colombia, which will promote equity, development and new opportunities for the country and its regions, in three strategic axes: 1) Energy Transition, 2) Energy security and 3) Mining diversification and formalization.
Among these objectives, one is to develop a roadmap of the Energy Transformation Mission. The roadmap was published in March 2021, and contains five key axes:
- Competition, participation, and structure of the electricity market,
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Policy
Argentina
2018
Smart transport program
…in order to:
Improve energy efficiency
Increase competitiveness by reducing the logistics cost.
Reduce GHG (greenhouse gas) and local emissions
Create a community of good practices and encourage their use in cargo transportation
The program is voluntary and its main objective is to promote good practices and technologies for efficient transport, resulting in an improvement in the costs and competitiveness of companies and a decrease in their fuel consumption, reducing emissions of effect gases Greenhouse and local impact pollutants.
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22 Jun 2026
Total global observed oil inventories, January 2021-May 2026
Total global observed oil inventories, January 2021-May 2026 oil shocks response commentary
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2022
The 14th Five-Year Comprehensive Work Plan on Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction
…power plants, fully tap into the potential for heating, and promote the elimination of coal-fired boilers and coal for residential use. · Step up efforts to eliminate outdated small coal-fired heat and power plants, and promote the use of industrial waste heat, power plant waste heat and clean energy to replace coal heating. · By 2025, non-fossil fuel should account for about 20 % of total energy consumption. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, coal consumption should decrease by about 10 % in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and surrounding areas, and 5 % in the Yangtze River Delta. Coal consumption…
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