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        Senegal

        In Senegal, 65% of the population has access to electricity. Strong policies and incentives have supported liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) use and less than 25% of the urban population now relies on solid biomass for cooking.

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        Francois Briens

        Former Renewable Energy Analyst.

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        François-Philippe Champagne

        Minister of Finance and National Revenue.

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2014

        2014 budget law No. 2013-1278 - France carbon tax

        The French carbon tax (Contribution Climat-Énergie or CCE) is attached to the domestic excise taxes on energy consumption (taxes intérieures sur la consommation des produits énergétiques, d’électricité et de gaz), increasing their overall rate. These excise taxes are added to the final price of petrol, diesel, heating oil or natural gas, so are paid by individuals and businesses. The carbon tax scheme serves as a complementary policy measure to the EU ETS: their respective scopes are complementary.Source: World Bank Carbon Pricing Dashboard

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        • France

        • 2018

        Citizen’s Climate Convention in France

        The French Citizen’s Climate Convention was convened by the French president in 2018. The convention was comprised of a panel of 150 randomly selected citizens from across the country who were tasked with defining “measures to achieve the current climate target of 40% greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2030 compared to 1990, in a spirit of social justice”. The citizens worked intensively for 9 months on the basis of hearings of experts with conflicting opinions and summaries of research (by academic experts, international bodies and NGOs). They were supported by dozens of experts to draft a set of concrete…

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        • France

        • 2013

        Energy efficiency target declared by France under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)

        …allowed France to set an energy efficiency target under the Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency and involving a reduction of 17% of its final energy consumption by 2020 compared to baseline levels  : this results in a commitment of a level of final energy consumption of 131,4 Mtoe in 2020, and a primary energy consumption of 236.3 Mtoe in 2020 (17.4% reduction of final energy consumption in 2020 compared to a baseline). The calculation methodology is set out in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (PNAEE) sent to the European Commission in June 2011.

        Moreover, France…

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        Gibraltar

        Gibraltar

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        Tunisia

        Tunisia mostly relies on gas imports to meet its primary energy needs: almost 97% of its electricity generation came from gas in 2016. However, energy policy puts the emphasis on renewable energy. Electricity generation from wind power strongly increased since 2014.

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        Algeria

        Algeria is a large oil and gas producer and exporter. In 2015, the country updated its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan to 2030, and put greater focus on the deployment of large-scale renewables, including solar PV and onshore wind installations, through various incentive measures.

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        Suriname

        The Intended Nationally Determined Contribution of Suriname to the Paris Agreement included commitments to improve sustainable forest management with the goal of enhancing the country's carbon sink potential, but no targets in terms of absolute or relative GHG emissions by 2030.

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