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Renewable energy zones in Australia
Renewable energy zones (REZs) aim to aggregate several renewable energy generators and storage facilities in a single location to benefit from economies of scale and favourable local resource and investment conditions. State governments across Australia, including New South…
Sustainable Energy For All Universal Energy Facility
With Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) serving as programme manager, the Universal Energy Facility (UEF) was launched as a results-based financing facility to provide incentive payments to qualified organisations for deploying clean energy solutions and providing verified…
Efficient equipment and health services in Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Bank and World Health Organization estimate that only 28–34% of health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa have access to reliable electricity. The implications of improving access can be life-saving. Expanding modern energy and health services is essential to…
Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project
The Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP) is a flagship project of the Ministry of Energy, financed by the World Bank, which aims at providing electricity and clean cooking solutions in remote, low density and traditionally underserved areas of the country. The project…
Community Cooling Hubs in India
Launched in June 2019, the University of Birmingham is collaborating with the National Centre for Cold-chain Development and several groups in India to develop pilot Community Cooling Hubs. The initiative will help farming communities in India by aggregating demand to optimise…
US Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities
The US president in January issued Executive Order 14008 , “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” which established an Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization. The group is co-chaired by the Director of the National…
Panama’s Energy Transition Council
In November 2020, the government of Panama established an Energy Transition Council to provide advice, consultation and accountability for the government’s enactment of the Strategic Guidelines of Panama´s Energy Transition Agenda. Among its thematic areas of focus are universal…
South Africa Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission
As part of South Africa’s early institutional efforts to develop a framework for a just transition, the country’s president in December 2020 established the inaugural Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission (P4C). The establishment of the committee stems from a…
Task Force: Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities
As part of its commitment to phase out of conventional coal-fired electricity by 2030, in 2018, the government of Canada established the Task Force on Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities — to engage coal communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova…
Poland’s just transition for coal workers
The Polish government and trade union representatives have agreed to phase out coal mining by 2049 under a Social Contract. Under the plan, miners will have the right to relocate from closed mines to those still in operation, or receive an early retirement package equal to 80%…
EU sectoral dialogue for electricity
The EU organises social dialogues with employers and workers in a number of sectors that involve discussions, consultations and negotiations. Included among the sectoral social dialogues is one for the electricity sector, which involves the employer organisation Union of the…
EU’s "Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition"
The EU launched the ‘Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition’ as a non-legislative component of the ‘Clean energy for all Europeans’ package to ensure that coal regions are not left behind has part of the transition to clean energy. The initiative – in place since 2017 – is…
Spain’s High-Level Forum on a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition
As part of Spain's recovery, transformation and resilience plan, the government created a high-level forum on a just and inclusive energy transition to discuss progress on the recovery plan's clean energy components. The forum is convened by Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological…
Germany’s Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment
As part of its efforts to halve energy-related CO2 emissions by 2030, Germany intends to phase out coal-based power. To reach a broad social consensus on the coal phase-out plan, the federal government established a Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment (also…
South Africa’s just transition social dialogue
South Africa has undertaken early national engagement on a just transition for its coal industry in a context where coal accounts for 73% of the country’s energy supply and about 1% of direct formal employment. The Congress of South African Trade Unions initiated the just…
US advanced energy manufacturing tax credit proposal
US Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Steve Daines (R-MT) in March 2021 introduced the American Jobs in Energy Manufacturing Act of 2021 to incentivise local manufacturing of advanced energy technologies, with a focus on rural communities that have seen…
National Coalition for Digital Skills and Jobs in Italy
The Italian Ministry for Technological Innovation and Digitalisation launched the National Coalition for Digital Skills and Jobs in April 2020. In total, 24 national coalitions are active in the European Union as of 2021. The programme stems from another Italian plan that…
Canada’s just transition strategy
In 2016, Canada committed to the phase-out of conventional coal-fired electricity across the country by 2030. However, nearly 50 communities in four provinces still rely on thermal coal mining and coal power for local employment and taxes. In addition to creating a…
Germany’s closure of hard coal mines in the Ruhr and Saar regions
As economic conditions became increasingly challenging for Germany’s hard coal sector, the federal government in the 1990s pursued a tailored engagement strategy with local governments, employers and trade unions that led to an orderly closure of coal mines in the traditional…
Spain just transition strategy
The Spanish government announced the closure of coal mining operations by 31 December 2020 and the redirection of mining subsidies to restructuring coal mining regions. The policy was the result of a deal between the government, unions and the industry to direct EUR 250 million…
Just transition case study for India
A case study on a just transition away from coal in India was carried out by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in 2021. For India, the shift away from coal will have wide-ranging economic and social implications,…
ILO’s guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in November 2015 adopted new guidelines to help governments, workers and employers undertake the process of structural change toward greener economies in a way that achieves just outcomes, including decent jobs and social protections.…
Envision Group helps bring cities in China to net zero
Envision Group is one of China’s leading green technology companies, and among the world’s top wind turbine suppliers. More recently, it has supported local governments in China achieve carbon neutrality, in line with China’s national 2060 target. In 2020 Envision Group began…
Japans fuel ammonia strategy
As part of its pathway to carbon neutrality by 2050, Japan announced that it would deploy ammonia for use in thermal power plants. The Ministry of Trade, Economy and Industry set out a target to co-fire a coal generation unit with ammonia at a rate above 50% and to develop a…
Canada hydrogen strategy
Canada sees a sizeable role and competitive advantage in the production, distribution and use of hydrogen given its abundance of feedstocks, skilled workforce and existing position as a leader in intellectual property and export of hydrogen technologies. Hydrogen is expected to…
Viet Nam Action Plan for Methane Emissions Reduction by 2030
Following its endorsement of the Global Methane Pledge (GMP), Viet Nam submitted its Methane Action Plan 2030 (the "Plan"), which outlines the country's methane reduction strategies. The Plan aims to reduce overall methane emissions in the following sectors: cultivation, animal…
Danish NECCS Fund
On 4 December 2021, the Government signed an agreement on Investments in a continually greener Denmark under the Finance Act for 2022. The agreement introduced a new subsidy fund (the NECCS Fund) of DKK 2.5 billion, aiming to achieve negative emissions of an additional 0.5…
CCS Long-Term Roadmap
In January 2023, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released its CCS Long-Term Roadmap, which aims to boost deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies by targeting commercial deployment by 2030. Specifically, the roadmap sets a target to…
[3rd package] Cost of living package
In May 2022, the UK Government announced its third package of measures to support households with the cost of living. This includes an increase in the Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS) for all households, a one-off Cost of Living Payment for low-income households, a one-off…
PM-KUSUM Scheme for rural energy security
In 2019, the PM-KUSUM scheme was approved by the Government of India. With the overall goal of providing energy security to farmers, the scheme aims to add solar capacity of 30,800 MW by 2022. The scheme has 3 components: Component A: support for adding solar capacity of 10,000…
Exceptional provision of capital to Petroperú
In October 2022, the Peruvian government proceeded to an exceptional provision of capital to Petroperú, worth in total PEN 4 billion, as well as a PEN 500 million loan guarantee. Both support is meant to ensure the state state-owned company's capacity to maintain domestic…
Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan/ Renewable Energy, Renewable Hydrogen and Storage
In the framework of the Spanish Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, a dedicated plan and call for projects aims at boosting domestic production and development of RE-related technologies as well as low-carbon hydrogen. Most of the available budget is to be awarded…
Natural gas subsidy for consumers outside the regulated tariff system
In response to the global energy price crisis, the Portuguese government implemented a specific temporary support scheme subsiding gas prices for consumers that do not benefit from previously enacted measures targeted at low-level consumers returning to a regulated tariff…
Recovery, transformation and resilience plan / Urban and rural agenda (I) / Component 2: Housing renovation and urban renewal plan
Spain submitted its recovery and resilience plan in April 2021 to the European Commission. Within the first pillar of the plan, one component relates to the rehabilitation and the retrofit of public and private buildings. The measure is composed of the following initiatives:…
Federal Climate Change Act 2021
The amendment to the Climate Change Act 2021 tightened climate regulations and enshrined in law the goal of achieving greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. The amendment was made in response to a ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court. With the new climate targets, Germany sets…
Stimulation of sustainable energy production and climate transition (SDE++)
In 2020, the scope of the previous subsidy scheme, SDE+, was broadened from renewable energy production to other CO2 emission reduction measures such as CCS within the SDE ++ scheme. The SDE++ is a subsidy scheme targeting technologies related to low carbon power and CO2…
Infrastructure and Jobs act: Carbon capture, utilization and storage investment
Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, USD 12 billion of new investment is allocated to supporting carbon capture, utilization, and storage technology. This includes funding for new programs and for previously-approved demonstration programs under the Energy Act of…
Economic and Social Resilience Plan
In response to the rise in international energy prices, the French government enacted an Economic and Social Resilience Plan from April 2022. The Plan encompasses : - Energy affordability measures targeted at consumers : a fuel discount on gasoline, diesel, natural gas and LPG…
Freezing of tariff for electricity transmission losses
The Ministry of Finance of Slovakia will provide EUR 153 million to help households and businesses facing the rise in electricity prices and ensure that in 2023 the so-called tariff for electricity transmission losses stays fixed at 1,7169 €/MWh (2022 levels) despite wholesale…
King Salman Energy Park (SPARK)
Under the supervision of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the King Salman Energy Park Project (SPARK) was launched in 2021 as part of the Vision 2030 projects in Saudi Arabia. The new industrial city of SPARK, located in the Eastern Province, aims to produce clean and…
OCP Group Green Investment Program
The OCP Group (OCP S.A.), formerly Office Chérifien des Phosphates, is Morocco's state-owned phosphate rock miner, phosphoric acid manufacturer and fertilizer producer. Following the presentation to His Majesty King Mohamed VI in November 2022, the OCP Group officially…
Powering Australia Plan
To match its commitment to reach Net-Zero by 2050, the Australian government developed in 2022 the "Powering Australia Plan", aiming at: Decarbonising the industry, power and transport sectors Fostering the creation of new jobs Ensuring the energy security and affordability…
Power Purchasing Act
In an effort to lessen the impact of inflation, notably the effect of energy price rise, the French government implemented at the end of 2022 a series of measures under the Purchasing Power Act. Those related to the energy sector encompass: a- Energy security policies: setting…
RePowerEU Plan: Joint European action on energy prices
The REPowerEU Plan includes specific actions in response to the surge in energy prices: The Gas Storage Regulation agreed on 27 June 2022 requires EU countries to fill their gas storage facilities to 80% by 1 November in 2022 and to 90% the years to follow. From an energy…
Automotive Fund 2022-2030
The Italian government launched the "Automotive Fund" for low emission vehicles, which allocates consumer subsidies ("auto bonus") of EUR 700 million for 2022, and EUR 1 billion each year for 2023-2030. Thus, EUR 8.7 billion total resources were allocated by the government until…
National Recovery and Resilience Plan / M2C3 Energy efficiency and buildings renovation
Among the objectives of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience plan, one aims for a "green revolution and ecological transition", part of the investments being allocated to energy efficiency measures and building renovations. This component includes a total of EUR 15.36…
Incentives for biodiesel
The Indonesian Government subsidises domestic biodiesel consumption to support its biodiesel blending mandates (B15, B20, and B30 mandatory program). Funds are collected from levies on palm oil exports and managed by the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS). A…
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)
The Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) aims to support a revamped, reforms-based, and result-linked power distribution sector in India over five years. The scheme provides financial assistance to distribution companies (DISCOMs) for modernizing their distribution…
"France 2030" Investment Plan- Heavy industry decarbonisation investment
As part of the France 2030 national investment plan, the French government will invest EUR 5.6 billion to reduce the CO2 emissions of domestic heavy industries, such as the steel, cement and aluminium sectors. This includes: EUR 610 million for innovation and clean technology…
Recovery and resilience Plan/Hydrogen Plan
As part of its Recovery and Resilience Plan, the French government is putting forward its hydrogen strategy. Three priorities are listed: 1. Diminishing GHG emissions for the industry 2. Developing heavy hydrogen industry 3. Supporting R&D for training. The aim is to scale…