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Country report
Nov 2025
Brazil 2025
Energy Policy Review Government action plays a pivotal role in ensuring secure and sustainable energy transitions. Energy policy is critical not just for the energy sector but also for meeting environmental, economic and social goals. Governments need to respond to their country’s specific needs, adapt to regional contexts and help address global challenges. In this context, the International Energy Agency (IEA) conducts Energy Policy Reviews to support governments in developing more impactful energy and climate policies.This Energy Policy Review was prepared in partnership between the Government of Brazil and the IEA. It draws on the IEA’s extensive…
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Country
Guatemala
The National Energy Plan of Guatemala defines the promotion of renewables as a priority. The plan aims to promote the use of clean and environmentally friendly energy for domestic consumption without losing sight of energy security and the need for supplying electricity at competitive prices.
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Policy
Finland
2022
National Hydrogen Strategy
National hydrogen strategy is included in the National Climate and Energy Strategy. A national roadmap has been proposed by Business Finland (not ministry/gov).
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2006
863 Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles Project
MOST invests RMB 1.1 billion, (US$174 million) setting technology roadmap for the EV industry
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Policy
Canada
2022
(Ontario) Critical Minerals Strategy 2022–2027: Unlocking potential to drive economic recovery and prosperity
Ontario’s Critical Minerals Strategy is a comprehensive, five-year roadmap aimed at the province’s position as a reliable global supplier of responsibly sourced critical minerals. The strategy is in concert with other transformative government initiatives, such as Driving Prosperity: The Future of Ontario’s Automotive Sector and A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan. Taken together, these initiatives will ensure that Ontario can grow advanced manufacturing supply chains, including those related to electric vehicle production, and create sustainable economic development opportunities.The Strategy is structured around six pillars:Enhancing geoscience information and supporting critical minerals exploration;Growing domestic processing…
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Policy
Argentina
2017
Efficient street lighting plan
Efficient street lighting plan (PLAE) consists of the replacement of street lighting by more efficient LED technology equipment on public roads, both in Municipalities and Provincial Routes. The incorporation of this technology can represent up to 50% energy savings compared to current consumption, adapting the lighting levels of public lighting to current regulations (IRAM AADL J 2022-2). As part of the work prior to the launch of the Plan, a consultation process was carried out jointly and with different entities and companies in the sector, for the adaptation of the technical specifications of the public lighting, which have been…
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Policy
Ireland
2021
Proposed carbon budgets
Ireland for the first time sets limits on greenhouse gas emissions through the publication of the proposed carbon budgets as part of a roadmap of actions in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.
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Portugal
2009
MOBI.E programme
RENER - Renewable Energy Living Lab - was a demonstration network of 1 350 charging points in 25 towns and along main roads.
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Austria
1974
Speed Limits
In Austria, specific speed limits apply to three different type of roads. The maximum speed limits in Austria are 50 km/h on urban or inner-city roads, 100 km/h on rural roads and 130 km/h on motorways. These maximum speed limits are often reduced for specific sections of roads or even large parts of cities due to local circumstances or environmental objectives. For example, the speed limit for many inner-city roads in Austria is set at 30 km/h. Lower speed limits also apply to trucks. A higher speed, for example 160 km/h instead of…
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Policy
Romania
2010
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)
Under EU Directive 2009/28/EC all EU countries were obliged to draft and submit detailed roadmaps of how they are planning to reach their EU 2020 targets. In 2010 Romania structured and submitted to the EU its National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)in which it outlines how increase of REs, energy efficiency and cuts in greenhouse gases emissions will be reached by 2020.
Plan outlines targets for electricity generation from renewable sources for Romania to reach levels of 33% in 2010, 35% in 2015 and 38% in 2020.
The overall target is 24% of RES in gross final energy…