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Trust fund for Clean Air and Climate Change
The Governments CAD 1.5 billion trust fund for clean air and climate change supports provincial and territorial initiatives aimed at reducing GHGs and air pollution. Each province and territory has identified specific technology, energy efficiency, and other projects that will…
CO2 Reduction Action Plan
The CO2 Reduction Action Plan was presented on 3 May 2006 by the Minister of Environment, introducting multi-sectoral measures targeting emissions reductions. The Plan includes the following sectors and measures: Transport: -increasing vehicle fuel excise tax -reforming…
Think Climate - Financial aid programme for energy savings and renewable energy in housing
Since 1 January 2008, the Ministry of Environment established a new financial incentive programme to encourage investments in high efficiency housing, energy-efficient refurbishment of existing housing, the installation of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient equipment,…
Retailer Sustainable Commerce Agreement
On 29 January 2008, the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning signed a five-year agreement with the Federation of Retail and Distribution Enterprises, representing 26 500 outlets nationwide. The agreement commits the retail sector to establish…
Law on Energy and Climate Fund
The law on the new Energie- und Klimafonds (Energy and Climate Fund -EKFG) creates a special purpose energy and climate fund. The money is to be dedicated to the promotion of an environmentally-friendly, reliable and affordable energy supply, for instance with respect to…
Implementation of the CHP Directive
Decree-law 23/2010 transposes into Portuguese Law Directive 2004/8/CE of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 February, on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market. It aims to increase energy efficiency and security of…
Investment Grants for SMEs and non-industrial enterprises
On 30 June 2004, a law providing wide-ranging support measures for SMEs was passed. Article 4 of the law outlines investment grants provided to SMEs in the fields of environmental protection and the rational use of energy. So as not to duplicate the provisions of the law of 22…
Government Vehicle Procurement Directives
Since 2005, state authorities have been given directives on procurement of environmentally friendly cars. In 2005 half of all cars purchased had to be classified as environmentally friendly; this proportion increased to 75% in 2006 and to 85% in 2007. Since February 2009, having…
National Energy Strategy 2020 (ENE 2020)
Pursuant to the policies developed successfully by the 17th Constitutional Government, the 18th Constitutional Government Programme places energy policies in their many aspects as pivotal in reconverting and modernising the Portuguese economy, promoting a territorially-balanced…
klima:aktiv Programme
The klima:aktiv programme, running from 2004 to 2012, is overseen by the Ministry of Environment and managed by the Austrian Energy Agency. The programme aims to support energy eefficiency and increased use of renewables in all sectors of the economy through direct grant…
Programme to develop biodiesel production
The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a programme to develop biodiesel production in December 2005. The programme stipulates that Ukraine will produce and consume approximately 520 000 tonnes of biofuels in 2010. An investment of about EUR 170 million is to be invested in equipping…
Le Grenelle de LEnvironnement
In July 2007, the French government established six working groups to address ways to redefine Frances environment policy. The proposed recommendations were then put to public consultation, leading to a set of recommendations released at the end of October 2007. These…