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Policy
Greece
2021
National recovery and sustainability plan / Green transition / Recharge and Refuel
The recharge and refuel axis of the Green transition sector of the Recovery and Resilience plan is designed to provide investments towards green, smarter, safer and fairer urban mobility. The relevant investments aim at improving transportation through electrification, and are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The policy plans to install 8,600 electrical charging points for electric vehicles and provide incentives for replacing existing vehicles with electric ones. In addition to this electrification, the axis promotes investments for creation of innovative green technology industrial units.
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Policy
European Union
2021
Social Climate Fund
As part of the EU's Fit for 55 Package, the Commission put in place the Social Climate Fund to ensure a structural response to addressing energy and mobility poverty. It will provide Member States additional funding for building improvements, infrastructure development and direct income support that can support citizens throughout the initial phase of the green transition. With EUR 72.2 billion, the Fund specifically targets population groups (households, transport users, microenterprises) vulnerable to the challenges arising from the proposed extension of emission trading to sectors of building and road transport. The Fund can provide resources for Member States to…
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Policy
Panama
2021
Technical transformation to promote the energy transition in Panama
…and the diversification of the energy mix in its transition to a low-carbon economy, with a focus on promoting renewables, efficiency and electro mobility. By 2024, Panama’s Energy Transition Agenda (ATE) plans to reach 4.3% of distributed generation (DG) installed capacity, up from 1% today, and to reach 1 700 MW installed DG capacity in 2030. It also plans to increase electro mobility penetration to 10% in 2024. Achieving these goals is predicated on creating 15 687 net additional clean energy jobs by 2024, which would lead to a 0.4% reduction in the overall unemployment rate…
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Policy
Spain
2020
Spain auto sector transition plan
The Spanish government in June 2020 announced a EUR 3.75 billion package to aid the ailing auto sector and to support the production and sale of cleaner cars under the Plan to Boost the Value Chain of the Automotive Industry towards Sustainable and Connected Mobility. In addition to payments to consumers for giving up old cars and buying new, lower-emissions vehicles, the package also offers EUR 2.6 billion in low-interest loans and loan guarantees to car companies to modernise factories and upgrade fleets. As part of the package, the government also directed EUR 95 million to…
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Policy
Spain
2020
Easing of fiscal measures for investments
Until the end of 2020, fiscal measures when investing in supply chains, with high environmental standards, such as batteries, recharging infrastructure, systems of connected mobility etc will be eased.
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Policy
Brazil
2018
Network of Innovation in the Electric Sector (Rise)
RISE is a networking initiative that adheres to ANEEL (Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency) Strategic Planning and its R&D and Energy Efficiency programmes. It aims at fostering the creation and development of innovations and technologies. ANEEL has defined the theme of Electric Mobility as a priority area and as the first RISE programme. In this direction opened the Public Consultation n. 19/2018 on the Call for Strategic R&D on Electric Mobility. RISE members will work together to promote technological and scientific coopertion, aiming for information exchange, and to identify and propose possible Research, Development and Innovation…
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Policy
India
2021
Go Electric Campaign
The "GO Electric" campaign was launched by the Ministry of Power (MoP) and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 19th February 2021 to spread awareness on the benefits of e-mobility, charging infrastructure and electric cooking. The campaign is aimed at creating awareness at the national level and aims to boost the confidence of electric vehicle manufacturers and consumers. MoP's Bureau of Energy Efficiency leads the campaign, providing technical support to State Governments to ensure a wide reach of information.
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Policy
Brazil
2020
Decree no. 10.387 to provide incentives for financing infrastructure projects with environmental and social benefits
This decree amends Decree No. 8,874 of October 11, 2016, and provides incentives to develop projects in urban low-carbon mobility, renewable power generation and urban water and waste sectors through increased access to finance and streamlined approval processes. In the urban mobility sector, this decree covers: - Urban rail transport systems- The aquisition of electric buses, including fuel-cells ones- The implementation of Bus Rapid Transit infrastructure.
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Policy
Belgium
2021
National Plan for Recovery & Resilience
The Belgian National Recovery Plan (Plan National pour la Reprise et la Résilience) includes the following energy-related policies : - From Axis 1- Climate, sustainability and Innovation: - Component 1.1 - Buildings renovation - Component 1.2 - Emerging energy technologies - From Axis 3 - Mobility : - Component 3.1 - Infrastructure for walking and cycling - Component 3.2 - Modal shift - Component 3.3 - Greening rail transport
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Policy
United States
2021
NADB's investment in infrastructure projects: climate change and green economy
The North American Development Bank (NADB) agreed to invest in a wider variety of infrastructure projects aiming to tackle climate change and promote the green economy on the US / Mexico border. The investments are made in environmental infrastructure related to energy storage, mobility (including ports of entry), sustaianble buildings and industrial parks, climate change adaptation and climate resilience, among others, which aims to improve the quality of life for the residents of the U.S.-Mexico border region. The NABD Board approved financing for up to USD 87.5 million for four new projects that represent a total investment of…