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Local subsidy funds from vehicle purchase tax revenue.
…vehicle purchase taxes into local transport projects. Projects covered within the scope of expenditure for vehicle purchase tax funds include:
Key transport projects
General road construction projects
Distaster recovery and reconstruction projects in provinces
Road damage repair and maintenance projects
Retirement and renewal projects for old rural ferries
Energy conservation and emission reduction projects in the transport sector (low-carbon transport options and technologies)
Pilot projects for road transport and transporation
Inland river channel development projects
Old car scrapping renewal projects
Other transport projects approved by the State Council
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Replacement of old cars
For some years the government has maintained its PREVER Programme (formerly RENOVE) through the Ministry of Science and Technology. The programmes aim is to encourage the replacement of old cars to achieve environmental improvements and better road safety. In accordance with Royal Decree Law 6/97 of 9 April 1997, the programme applies to automobiles over ten years of age and light industrial vehicles over seven years. It reduces the car registration tax by up to EUR 721 when scrapping of the old vehicle (priority is given to leaded gasoline vehicles) is guaranteed.
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Environmental Requirements in the Procurement of Vehicles
The Act on environmental requirements in the procurement of vehicles and certain public passenger transport services came into force 1 July 2011, aims at adapting the Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles. Public authorities who purchase cars or lease them for at least one year are to take into account the car's energy and environmental impact throughout their entire period of use in the procurement process. The energy and environmental impact can be specified in monetary terms and is to be included in the evaluation of tenders.
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Maritime Transport Initiative
On July 26, the transport ministries of France and Spain launched an intergovernmental commission to organize combined road and maritime transport routes between the northern French coast and Spains principal Atlantic ports. The "modal shift" project aimed to reduce road traffic and related GHG emissions be moving freight from trucks to cargo ships between French and Spanish ports.
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Action Plan 2008-2012: Transport
The Action Plan 2008-2012 of the Energy Effciency strategy 2004-2012 includes 15 categories of measures on transport: Urban mobility plans, transport plans in firms and activity centres; Greater use of collective road transport means, railways in inter-urban transport, and maritime means for goods transport; Management of transport infrastructure, transport fleet, and aircraft fleets; Efficient driving of private vehicles, lorries and buses, and aircraft; Renewal of the road transport fleet, air fleet, sea fleet and private car fleet.
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Maritime Transport Initiative
On July 26, the transport ministries of France and Spain launched an intergovernmental commission to organise combined road and maritime transport routes between the northern French coast and Spains principal Atlantic ports. The "modal shift" project aimed to reduce road traffic and related GHG emissions be moving freight from trucks to cargo ships between French and Spanish ports.
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Energy Action Plan 2009
National Energy Policy of 2009 provides an overall framework for a shift toward more sustainable national use of energy and is a supportive tool to Marshall Islands National Energy Policy 2009.
The document provides complex road map of how to achieve main goals of the Energy Policy 2009 outlining detailed budget for all objectives and designated clearly bodies responsible to see fulfilment of these goals.
Policy is divided for 9 chapters where 8th chapter is addressing Energy Efficiency and 9th chapter is solely contributed to Renewable Energies.
Strategies for Renewable Energy:
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The Green Fuels Challenge
The Green Fuels Challenge aims to stimulate industry to develop practical proposals for alternative fuels. The budget in 2001 announced reductions on the duty on biodiesel and further reductions on the duty on road fuel gases. It also included duty reductions or exemptions for pilot studies for vehicles running on alternative fuels, in particular fuels for use in fuel cells, such as hydrogen and methanol.
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Amended law of 17 December 2010 setting excise duties and similar taxes on energy products, electricity, manufactured tobacco products, alcohol and alcoholic beverages
The law is fixing on a yearly basis the percentage of renewable energy, mainly biofuels, to be incorporated by economic operators selling petrol and diesel for road transport on the market, according to the provisions of the directive 2023/2413 amending directive 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. The percentage, based on energy content is fixed at 9%.
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El Salvador
The National Energy Policy to 2024 of El Salvador guides the national actions on energy, following main principles: ensure high quality level and continuous and affordable energy access, decrease fossil fuel dependency and mitigate environmental and social impacts of energy projects.
- Overview
- Energy mix
- Emissions
- Electricity
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