The Global Climate Legislation Database
Executive Decree No. 2011-423 fixing the operating procedures of the Trust Account No. 302-1221 entitled ?National Fund for Renewable Energy and Cogeneration? (Algeria / 2011 / Executive)
Amends the operating procedures of the National Fund for Renewable Energy and Cogeneration, first established pursuant to the Finance Act of 2010, to increase the revenue paid into this fund … read more »
Law 99-09 relative to the Management of Energy (Algeria / 1999 / Legislative)
Establishes the framework and conditions for the National Programme for the Management of Energy, outlining parameters for: efficient consumption, energy conservation/energy efficiency, the reduction of GHG emissions and general air … read more »
Law No. 04-09 relative to Renewable Energy Promotion in the Framework of Sustainable Development (Algeria / 2004 / Legislative)
Builds on the general commitments outlined in Law No. 99-09 relative to the Management of Energy, laying the foundations for a requisite “national programme to support renewable energy within the … read more »
Executive Decree 161/10 which approves the Regulation of the National Direction for Renewable Energies (DNER) (Angola / 2010 / Executive)
This Executive Decree approves the Regulation of the National Direction for Renewable Energies (DNER). This Regulation establishes DNER’s composition, duties and responsibilities. DNER is an executive service of the Ministry … read more »
Executive Decree 65/13 which approves the Regulation of the National Direction of Petroleum and Biofuel (Angola / 2013 / Executive)
This Executive Decree approves the Regulation of the National Direction of Petroleum and Biofuel within the Ministry of Petroleum. The Regulation establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the National Direction, … read more »
Law 06/10 on sugar cane production for biofuel (Angola / 2010 / Legislative)
This Law regulates sugar cane production for biofuel purposes. It establishes the general basis for promoting the sugar cane cultivation and other plants in order to exploit their products, in … read more »
Presidential Decree 17/14 which approves the Modernisation Programme of the National Institution of Meteorology and Geophysics (INAMET) (Angola / 2014 / Executive)
This Presidential Decree approves the Modernisation Programme of the National Institution of Meteorology and Geophysics (INAMET) and the Strategic Development Plan (PDE) for the period 2014-2020. This Modernisation Programme establishes … read more »
Presidential Decree 184/12 which creates and approves the Statute of the Centre of Tropical Ecology and Climate Change (CETAC) (Angola / 2012 / Executive)
This Presidential Decree creates and approves the Statute of the Centre of Tropical Ecology and Climate Change (CETAC). This Statute establishes CETAC’s composition, duties and responsibilities. CETAC is entitled to … read more »
Presidential Decree 85/14 which approves the Statute of the Ministry for Environment (MINAMB) (Angola / 2014 / Executive)
This Presidential Decree approves the Statute of the Ministry for Environment (MINAMB). The Statute establishes attributions, composition and competences of the MINAMB. MINAMB is responsible for co-ordinating and overseeing the … read more »
Presidential Decree 88/13 which approves the Strategic Plan for New Environmental Technologies (Angola / 2013 / Executive)
This Presidential Decree approves the Strategic Plan for New Environmental Technologies. This Plan aims at protecting, preserving and conserving environmental quality standards, controlling environmental pollution as well as conservation areas, … read more »
Presidential Order 10/12 which creates the National Committee on Climate Change and Biodiversity (Angola / 2012 / Executive)
This Presidential Order creates the National Committee on Climate Change and Biodiversity. It creates it as an inter-ministerial Committee, establishing its duties and responsibilities. The Committee is responsible for harmonising … read more »
Resolution 52/08, establishing the National Strategy for the Implementation of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol (Angola / 2008 / Executive / Mitigation Framework)
Resolution 52/08 approved the National Implementation Strategy for the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol. The Strategy requires that the government: (i) elaborates GHG inventories and reports about their impact on … read more »
Law 25.019 Declaring a national interest to generate electricity from wind and solar energy (Argentina / 1998 / Legislative)
This law is an early precursor to 2010 legislation promoting renewable energy. It declares wind and solar power a national interest and created the Renewable Energy Fund to encourage production.
Law 26.093 (2006) Regimen of Regulation and Promotion of the Production and Sustainable Use of Biofuels (Argentina / 2006 / Legislative)
The object of the law is to provide a regulatory framework for the production and promotion of biofuels. The law creates and defines the authority of a federal regulatory entity, … read more »
Law 26.123 (2006) Promotion of Hydrogen Energy (Argentina / 2006 / Legislative)
The law declares the technological development, the production of, and the use of hydrogen fuel, as well as other alternative energy sources, a matter of national interest. The executive power … read more »
Law 26.190 Regimen for the National Promotion for the Production and Use of Renewable Sources of Electric Energy (Argentina / 2007 / Legislative)
The Law, as updated in October 2015, builds on the concept of production of electricity from renewable energy sources as a matter of national interest. It requires that by 31 … read more »
Law 26.639 on Minimum Standards for Preservation of Glaciers and Periglacial Environment (Argentina / 2010 / Legislative)
This Law on minimum standards for preservation of glaciers establishes minimum standards for protection of glaciers and periglacial environment, declares glaciers as public goods, and attributes responsibility for formulating a policy … read more »
Climate Change Authority Act 2011 (Australia / 2011 / Legislative)
The Act establishes the Climate Change Authority which is required to conduct reviews under other acts such as the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 and conduct research about matters relating … read more »
National Energy Productivity Plan 2015-2030 (Australia / 2015 / Executive)
To deliver the Australian Government’s National Energy Productivity Target of 40% improvement between 2015 and 2030, the Council of Australian Governments Energy Council has developed the National Energy Productivity Plan (NEPP), a framework and … read more »
Climate and Energy Fund Act (Austria / 2007 / Legislative)
The Act supports the development of a sustainable energy system for Austria and the reduction of GHG emissions. Its targets include cutting energy consumption by 25% by 2010 and 45% … read more »
Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) (Bangladesh / 2009 / Executive / Mitigation Framework)
The BCCSAP, published by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, is a “knowledge strategy” built upon the National Adaptation Programme of Action (2005 and 2009). It sets out 44 programmes … read more »
Directive No.3 on ?Economy and Savings as the Main Factors of the Economic Security of the State? (Belarus / 2007 / Executive)
The Directive No. 3 sets out a range of measures in order to strengthen the economic security of the state, especially the energy security and energy independence. The Directive aims … read more »
State Building Sector Development Concept for 2011-2020 (Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 1589) (Belarus / 2010 / Executive)
The main purpose of the Concept is development of the building sector to provide modern energy and resource efficient buildings, and building materials of EU-level quality competitive on domestic and … read more »
The Co-operation Agreement on the National Climate Plan and the National Climate Plan (Belgium / 2002 / Legislative / Mitigation Framework)
The present co-operation agreement was the basis for the elaboration of the first National Climate Plan (2009-2012), as well as establishment of the National Climate Commission. The Plan offers a … read more »
Executive Decree No. 29466, approving the National Programme for Energy Efficiency (Bolivia / 2008 / Executive)
This two-article decree approves the National Programme for Energy Efficiency, which has the objective of establishing policies and implementing projects that optimize rational and efficient use of energy, and names … read more »
