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(Alberta) Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation
The Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER) requires regulated facilities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and implements an emissions trading system. The regulation applies emissions reduction requirements to facilities which emit more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, covering about 60% of Alberta's emissions. Facilities which emit less than the threshold may voluntarily opt-in to the regulation, including conventional oil and gas facilities. Voluntarily opting in may allow facilities to receive an exemption from Canada's federal carbon fuel charge. Emissions reduction requirements are set using two benchmarking approaches: high-performance benchmarks that recognize…
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New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2021-2035)
The State Council announced the New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2021-2035) in 2020. It establishes a policy framework to promote high-quality development of the new energy vehicle industry from 2021 to 2035. The Plan lays out five strategic tasks: Improve technological innovation capacity;Build a new industrial ecosystem;Promote integrated industrial development;Improve the infrastructure system;Deepen opening-up and cooperation.The Plan sets out following measures to establish efficient power battery recycling system:Implement extended producer responsibility scheme for vehicle batteries;Strengthen the new energy vehicle power battery traceability management platform;Support the innovative application of…
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Electricity consumption and electricity bill savings from flexibility by end-uses
Europe Heating Electric Vehicles Electricity
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DM Opex - CfD for industry and transport
The 2024 National Climate and Energy Plans (NCEP) propose a measure to stimulate investment in hard-to-abate sectors by introducing a legislative framework with four key objectives: defining renewable hydrogen, establishing specific operational expenditure (OPEX) incentives, setting eligibility criteria for accessing these incentives, and outlining rules for combining them with other funding sources. The incentive is expected to take the form of a Contract for Difference (CfD), disbursed monthly over a 10-year period. This measure aims to support the production of up to 250,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen annually by 2027.
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Energy Technologies Institute
The ETI was a public-private partnership between global energy and engineering companies and the UK government established in 2007. Its role was to act as a conduit between academia, industry and the government to accelerate the development of low-carbon technologies. ETI brought together engineering projects that develop affordable, secure and sustainable technologies to help the UK address its long-term emissions reductions targets as well as delivering nearer term benefits. They made targeted commercial investments in nine technology programmes across heat, power, transport and the infrastructure that links them.
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Luxembourg Hydrogen Strategy
‘Luxembourg Hydrogen Strategy’, a plan to prepare the country for the challenge of decarbonising the economy and energy sector through a series of measures, including the widespread adoption of hydrogen as a clean energy source was presented by the Minister of Energy. It has three main approaches: improving energy efficiency, promoting direct electrification and providing hydrogen generated from renewable sources to all sectors.
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Agreement on Energy for Sustainable Growth
In 2013 the Energy Agreement for Sustainable Growth was concluded with over 40 parties participating. This contained ambitions for 2020 and 2023 in the fields of greenhouse gas reduction, renewable energy and energy efficiency/savings. This agreement formed the foundation of many actions by parties in society and for instruments and changes in instruments by the government.
This negotiated agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency is a framework action package, including a package of some 160 measures and actions to be implemented by the participating parties. A Standing committee with representatives of the group of parties… -
IEA Executive Director meets German Chancellor to discuss energy security and industrial competitiveness
Meetings in Berlin focused on the market impacts of the Middle East crisis, the IEA’s historic response and policy priorities for energy-intensive industries IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol met with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and senior government ministers in Berlin to discuss the implications of the conflict in the Middle East for global energy markets and supply chains, as well as policy options to shelter consumers from the price impacts and support industrial competitiveness.In their bilateral meeting, Chancellor Merz and Dr Birol covered a wide range of topics, including the effects of the de facto closure…
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EU Climate and Energy Package: Quality standards for fuels and biofuels
…the energy and climate change package negotiated in December 2008. The package aims to meet the EUs goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels 20% from 1990 levels by 2020. It comprises six legislative texts, covering:
- a revision of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS);
- emissions reduction targets for sectors outside the ETS;
- a framework for carbon capture and storage (CCS);
- fuel quality standards;
- CO2 emission limits for new passenger cars;
- and the promotion of renewable energy sources.
The Council approved the revision of a directive establishing environmental standards for fuel. This aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions… -
Thailand long-term low emission development strategy - coal phase-out
In its long-term strategy (LT-LEDS) submitted to the UNFCCC, Thailand set a timeline to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and climate neutrality by 2065.This strategy includes a phase-out of coal in the electricity sector by 2050.