• Country

        Dominican Republic

        Dominican Republic has adopted a law on incentives for the development of renewable energy sources, which aims to increase the diversity of energy sources, reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and stimulate investment in renewable energy.

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        • Contributor

        Toshiyuki Shirai

        Former World Energy Outlook Analyst.

        • Country

        Zimbabwe

        Zimbabwe holds large coal reserves and production is set to increase. The country has also significantly untapped its hydropower potential, even though the share of hydropower generation is gradually decreasing.

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        • Energy system

        Chemicals

        Country and regional highlights
        Important steps to deploy low-emissions chemicals production technologies are being taken in several regions
        CO2 emissions
        CO2 emissions must decouple from production by 2030 to get on track with the NZE Scenario
        Energy
        Energy consumption for feedstock will continue to rise with production, but process energy intensity declines rapidly in the NZE Scenario
        Activity
        Primary chemical production is set to keep growing in the NZE Scenario
        Innovation

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        • Sector

        Transport

        Plan for compact urban development with improved public transport and infrastructure for micromobility and active travel
        More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. With urbanisation on the rise, urban governance should encompass transport strategies that can induce modal shift towards low-emission transport in order to get in step with the NZE Scenario. The resurgence in active modes of transport during and following the pandemic has provided governments with a policy window to improve and expand infrastructure (e.g. bicycle lanes and car-free zones) and make road re-allocation measures permanent. Transit-oriented development that…

        • Country

        Qatar

        Qatar is a major producer and exporter of natural gas, oil and oil products. Its domestic oil and gas productions entirely cover the country’s energy needs.

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        • Country

        Philippines

        The Philippines has made significant progress in delivering electricity access, boosting the household electrification rate past 90% in 2016. The country is on track to meet the target of achieving universal electrification by 2022, as set out in the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022.

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        • Energy system

        Aluminium

        Country and regional Highlights
        Technological progress is being made in a range of countries, while the expected expansion of China’s emissions trading systems will be key to reducing direct emissions
        CO2 emissions
        Further action to reduce emissions intensity will be needed to get on track with the NZE Scenario
        Energy
        While the energy efficiency of aluminium production has improved, fuel switching needs to accelerate
        Activity
        Technology deployment
        Innovation
        Supporting infrastructure

        Aluminium Jpg

        • Sector

        Low-Emissions Fuels

        Develop certification and standards to ensure that low-emissions fuels are sustainable
        The development of standards and certification schemes ensuring a sustainable supply chain will be critical for scaling up the production of both biofuels and hydrogen, while avoiding potentially harmful environmental, economic and social impacts. The development of international markets and trade in these fuels will also depend on internationally agreed methods and certification processes to guarantee the sustainability of traded fuels. 
        Create support programmes for the use of low-emissions fuels
        With the use of low-emissions fuels still in most cases being more expensive than unabated fossil…

        • Country

        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…

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