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Infrastructure investment
In its plan for 2011 2014, the Swedish Transport Administration (including previously separate Swedish Board for Road Administration) aims at making the total energy usage of roads and railways more efficient. According to some estimates, 10 % of energy use in the transport sector originates from construction, maintenance, and operation of infrastructure. Measures include the choice and production of materials, and methods of construction. It also involves design and choices of speed limits. With a long-term perspective, the Swedish Transport Administration assumes it can influence the energy consumption of future transport systems at the planning, design or construction stage.The…
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Greenlight Australia
The Equipment Energy Efficiency Program currently has had three long term strategies to clearly articulate government policy and to provide a road map for reducing energy use in that area. One of these strategies is the Lighting Strategy 2002-2012. In 2005, Australian governments and the Australian lighting industry committed to a target of reducing the energy consumption of lighting by 20% by 2015. Greenlight Australia provided a framework for reducing energy consumption from Australian lighting over the ten-year period. Greenlight Australia covered the major lighting technologies with the exception of low pressure sodium and induction lighting. Given the…
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Marco Polo Programme - Intermodal Freight Transport
…the Marco Polo programmes objective was to reduce road congestion, to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system within the European Community and to enhance intermodality, thereby contributing to an efficient and sustainable transport system. To achieve this objective, the Program subsidized in energy and fuel saving measures in the freight transport, logistics and other relevant markets. These actions contributed to maintain the distribution of freight between the various modes of transport at 1998 levels by helping to shift the expected aggregate increase in international road freight traffic of 12 billion tkm per year to short sea shipping…
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Energy Grants Credit Scheme - Alternative fuels
The energy grants credits scheme (EGCS) for alternative fuels provides a fuel grant for businesses using alternative fuels for road transport. The amount of the grant, set in 2006, reduces over five years to reach zero in 2010.
Grant rates vary depending on the type of fuel. As of 1 July 2009 these were:
- Biodiesel: AUD 3.702 cents per litre
- Ethanol: AUD 4.162 cents per litre
Grants can be claimed for the purchase or import of an alternative fuel into Australia, used in an eligible vehicle for the purpose of carrying out business, eligible travel, and incidental use… -
Support for households affected by energy poverty (H003)
The Social Climate Fund addresses social and distributional impacts on the most vulnerable persons arising from ETS2 (buildings and road transport). Provides financial support for temporary income support and investments to reduce dependence on fossil fuels through improved building energy efficiency and low-emission mobility. Total financial coverage for Slovakia 2025–2032: EUR 1.5 billion. National co-financing estimated at 25%. Coordinated by the Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic.
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MOVES Corredores public EV charging infrastructure programme
Order TED/1477/2025 creates a EUR 200 million competitive grant programme for publicly accessible light-duty EV charging infrastructure along TEN-T road corridors. It targets road sections that do not yet meet AFIR charging deployment requirements and supports charging points near eligible corridor segments.
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Gas Market Report, Q2-2025
Global natural gas demand continued to expand through the 2024/25 heating season, with growth primarily driven by Europe and North America. Underground storage facilities and reserve mechanisms provided crucial flexibility to the gas system and ensured stable and secure gas supplies over the 2024/25 heating season. In 2025, global gas demand growth is forecast to slow from the previous year amid tighter market conditions, while heightened macroeconomic uncertainties may also weigh on demand.Low gas storage levels and reduced piped gas exports from Russia to the European Union are expected to keep market fundamentals tight. Supported by higher…
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Global EV Outlook 2025 Electric vehicle batteries
Trends in battery demand Global battery demand for the energy sector hit the 1 TWh milestone in 2024 Electric cars remain the main driver of battery demand, but demand for trucks nearly doubledBattery demand in the energy sector, for both EV batteries and storage applications, reached the historical milestone of 1 TWh in 2024. Demand for one average week alone in 2024 exceeded the total demand for an entire year just a decade earlier. Demand was largely driven by growth in EV sales, as demand for EV batteries grew to over 950 GWh – 25% more than in 2023. Electric cars remain the…
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The Future of Electricity in the Middle East and North Africa
Electricity demand in the MENA region This study analyses electricity demand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and its evolution to 2035. MENA has long been a cornerstone of global energy supply. But the region is fast becoming a central character in the story of global energy demand, particularly that of electricity use. Rapid population growth, urbanisation, and rising temperatures are driving up electricity demand. Since 2000, MENA has become one of the top contributors to global electricity demand growth. The region’s climate, characterised by extreme heat and water scarcity, implies that reliable and resilient electricity…
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Jamaica
The government of Jamaica adopted a national Energy Policy in 2010 , which establishes a goal of 20% of renewable energy in the energy mix by 2030. This Strategic Framework also addresses both the supply and demand energy issues that the country faces.
- Overview
- Energy mix
- Emissions
- Electricity
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