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(Saskatchewan) Methane Action Plan
…policies are the: Associated Gas Conservation Program, aiming to create more opportunities in the upstream oil and gas industry for the sale and movement of methane between oil production facilities for the purpose of on-site use; the Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive that will provide a royalty credit for commercial innovation projects with the ability to better manage GHG emissions; and the Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive, which will provide a royalty credit for all large-scale value-added oil and gas facilities, including methane gathering, processing and power generation infrastructure, and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects.
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Energy Research Program
The Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) and the Climate and Energy Fund aim to advance hydrogen technologies through the 2024 Energy Research Call, with a budget of €25 million. The focus includes R&D infrastructure for hydrogen applications, efficient energy conversion, and societal acceptance. Key goals are to enhance hydrogen production and storage, integrate hydrogen into flexible energy systems, and support carbon capture and utilization
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Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Bonus Provisions
…Labor (DOL) – provide clarity and certainty on the PWA requirements to ensure the clean energy transition is centered around workers. In general, if taxpayers pay prevailing wages to laborers and mechanics and hire registered apprentices for projects supported by most of the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax incentives, then taxpayers can claim an increased credit equal to five times the base incentive. This includes projects utilizing the investment and production tax credits that help finance utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects, as well as for credits for carbon capture, utilization, and storage and clean hydrogen projects.
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Strategy for Socio-Economic Development for 2022–2026
Azerbaijan’s Strategy for Socio-Economic Development for 2022–2026 sets out various measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Azerbaijan, including: the development of an improved greenhouse gases inventory; the development of a Monitoring, Measurement, Reporting and Verification ('MMRV') system; the creation of a national database on climate change; the development of a Low-Emission Programme; and the deployment of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage ('CCUS') technology in Azerbaijan.
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(Alberta) Alberta Innovates’ Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Program
…technical expertise, and applied research services to grow research and innovation across the province. Its Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production program has a subprogram on “Methane Emissions Reduction”, focused on measuring, monitoring, and mitigating methane emissions in alignment with provincial and federal targets. The agency also runs a Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCUS) program that invests in CCUS with the aim of reducing environmental impacts, supporting Alberta’s energy transition, and creating jobs. The program’s focus on CCUS supports the decarbonisation of industries, including the minerals and metals industry. The scope covers capture, transport, storage, utilization and direct air removal technologies.
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Energy and AI
Energy and AI The development and uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated in recent years – elevating the question of what widespread deployment of the technology will mean for the energy sector. There is no AI without energy – specifically electricity for data centres. At the same time, AI could transform how the energy industry operates if it is adopted at scale. However, until now, policy makers and other stakeholders have often lacked the tools to analyse both sides of this issue due to a lack of comprehensive data. This report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) aims to fill this…
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13th Five-Year Special Program Plan for Scientific and Technological Innovation to Address Climate Change
…competitiveness of China’s low-carbon industry and support the country’s goal of achieving a peak in emissions around 2030.
More specifically, the Plan outlines a variety of key technology goals related to achieving large-scale, low-cost CCUS, including: improving material performance and energy efficiency in CO2 capture technology; establishing intelligent source-sink matching to improve pipeline transportation; studying carbon capture water resource constraints; developing CO2 long-distance pipeline safety assurance technology; developing CO2 utilization technologies; studying storage technology; and working to coordinate CCUS technology integration, including combining the Shenhua CO2 capture and storage project to build a… -
Seventh Strategic Energy Plan
…including the development of advanced reactors. Thermal power will transition to maintain necessary capacity while reducing inefficient coal-fired power, incorporating hydrogen, ammonia, and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) for decarbonisation.The draft plan noted proposed efforts for the reduction of emissions in the LNG value chain, including by encouraging voluntary efforts to reduce methane emissions and by cooperating with organisations such as the International Methane Emissions Observatory, that provides data to reduce methane emissions. The plan also noted proposed efforts to cooperate with other countries in relation to methane countermeasures.Regarding minerals, the plan highlights the importance of…
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Breakthrough Agenda Report 2025 Executive summary
The value of international collaboration in the current context Well-targeted international collaboration can amplify domestic efforts to reduce emissions and deploy low-emission technologies and solutions. Acting together, countries, companies and global initiatives are in the unique position to harmonise standards, aggregate demand, mobilise finance and move markets in ways that are nearly impossible to achieve in isolation. Geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty are testing the resilience of international co-operation, but also underscore its importance to avoid fragmentation of global markets and delaying action on emissions reductions. This report therefore identifies many practical opportunities for countries to work…
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Energy Technology Perspectives 2026 Energy technology manufacturing and trade
Recent trends Global investment in manufacturing capacity for six clean energy technologies – solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), electrolysers and heat pumps – dropped below USD 200 billion in 2024, down from nearly USD 220 billion in 2023. This downwards trend is estimated to have continued in 2025, mainly due to weaker solar PV and wind manufacturing investment in China. The United States and the European Union are estimated to have accounted for around 30% of global manufacturing investment combined in 2025, up from 15% in 2023, marginally increasing global supply chain diversification. After dipping in 2024, global trade in clean energy technologies recovered in…
