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Coalbed Methane Outreach Program
…BOM), and internal Abandoned Mine Methane (AMM) emissions estimation modelling. The Database identifies top candidate mines for methane recovery and utilisation project potential.The CMOP also conducts international outreach on CMM through the following initiatives:Establishment of CBM information clearinghousesPolicy analysis to promote CMM recoveryFeasibility studies and limited technology demonstrationTechnical and institutional framework supportIdentification of project opportunities and finance options.Successful international projects identified and supported by the CMOP include an in-mine methane drainage program in Ukraine funded by the US Department of Labour and a US $200 million commitment by the Asian Development Bank to Chinese CMM projects.
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International Energy Programme
The Dutch government initiated the International Energy Programme, a research co-operation partnership, to further benefit from international experience and knowledge in the field of sustainable energy policies. The backbone of the programme is knowledge management and international networking. The Energy Programme aims to enhance Dutch national policies through information sharing and international co-operation, especially with focus countries namely Russia, Romania, Ukraine and China.
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National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) through 2020
…of their achievement. Among other things, its aim is to enhance investments into the field of renewable energy sources.
Ukraine's renewable energy 2020 targets:
Overall target: 11% of share of energy generated from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption;
Heating and Cooling: 12.4% of demand met by renewable energy sources;
Electricity: 11% of electricity demand met by electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
Transport: 10% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources.
Development of Ukraine’s renewable energy production is supported by the following measures:
Green feed-in tariff;
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Law on Combined Heat and Power Cogeneration (CHP) and Waste Energy Potential
…regulates the relations connected to the energy generation, transmission and supply of electricity and heat from cogeneration plants. The goal of the law is to create the legislative framework favourable for energy efficiency improvement in energy production, CHP development, increase security of energy supply at regional level and attraction investments to cogeneration. Main goal of the policy if to create legislative framework and to facilitate: 1) improvement of energy efficiency during energy production processes; 2) development and application of CHP technologies; 3) improvement of reliability and security of supply; 4) investment in the creation of the CHP plants in Ukraine.
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Law on Alternative Energy Sources
The 2003 Law on Alternative Energy Sources defines the legislative, economic, ecological and organisational framework for the use of renewable and non-traditional energy. While the law does not provide for specific ficial, economic and regulatory support, it provides official government support for renewable energy in Ukraine. In addition, a presidential decree of September 2003 announced measures to stimulate the production of fuel ethanol, biodiesel and biogas.
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Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit Appliances
Introduction Appliances represent 45% of electricity demand in buildings and are responsible for almost 3 gigatons (Gt) of CO₂ emissions. Doubling the global annual energy intensity improvement by 2030 would require appliances to become 30% to 40% more efficient. An integrated policy approach combining regulation, information and incentives is the most effective way to achieve this goal. Regulations such as minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) can ensure that the least efficient equipment is not sold on the market. MEPS also encourage suppliers to increase the efficiency of the appliances they produce, accelerating the improvement of efficiency on the market. In…
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Giulia Ragosa
PhD student, UCL Energy Institute.
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Gaining an Edge Opportunities in efficiency markets
As market demand grows, the manufacturing of energy efficiency technologies represents a new opportunity Facing volatile energy prices, rising energy security risks and stricter regulations, all sectors are turning to energy efficiency technologies to reduce consumption and manage these growing challenges. At the same time, governments around the world committed at COP28 in Dubai in 2023 to work collectively to double the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements.These dynamics have triggered a strong increase in demand for energy efficiency technologies. For example, the market for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries has grown nearly six-fold from 2020…
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Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit Buildings
Introduction Buildings account for about 30% of final energy consumption globally and more than half of electricity consumption. Doubling the global annual energy intensity improvement by 2030 would require buildings to become more efficient rapidly. An integrated policy approach combining regulation, information and incentives is the most effective way to achieve this goal. Regulatory standards such as building energy codes are among the most effective policies to not only boost energy performance and reduce emissions, but also to improve occupants' health, comfort and productivity – while enhancing climate resilience and mitigating energy price fluctuations. Buildings built after a code is introduced can…
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Net Zero Emissions
An increasing number of countries have been making pledges to reduce their emissions to net zero in the coming decades. To inform these efforts, the IEA released a first-of-its-kind Net Zero Roadmap in 2021, outlining what would be required within the energy sector to achieve this goal at the global level by mid-century. An update to the Roadmap, which has served as an essential benchmark for policy makers, industry, the financial sector and civil society, was published in 2023.The Roadmap is based on the IEA’s Net Zero Emissions (NZE) Scenario, which portrays a pathway for the…