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Policy & Regulatory Chile’s updated NDC strengthens GHG emissions cap by 2030 14 Apr 2020 The government of Chile has presented its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), presenting its climate commitments to 2030 with a view to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The updated NDC replaces the previous emission intensity…

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Policy & Regulatory China’s NDRC finalizes 2020 solar subsidy policy 10 Apr 2020 The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China has finalised its solar PV subsidy policy for 2020, taking into account the permitting rules set by the National Energy Administration (NEA) for the construction of new projects. Distributed PV…

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Policy & Regulatory Vietnam approves new FiTs for solar power projects 9 Apr 2020 The government of Vietnam has unveiled new feed-in tariff rates for utility-scale, rooftop and floating solar PV projects. The new text determines FiT prices based on three technology types: ground-mounted solar energy projects will receive VND1,644/kWh…

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Companies Fiddler’s Ferry and Aberthaw B coal-fired power plants shut down (UK) 1 Apr 2020 SSE has closed the remaining units of its Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired power plant in Warrington, Cheshire (United Kingdom). The power units, totalling around 1.5 GW, were idle and were the last remaining coal-fired units operated by SSE. Read…

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Policy & Regulatory European Commission maintains EU ETS deadline despite delay calls 30 Mar 2020 The European Commission has decided to maintain the 30 April 2020 deadline for European companies to surrender emissions trading system (ETS) carbon allowances, considering that the existing rules provide enough flexibility for companies to submit verified…

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Enerdata Newsletter, marzo 2020 bis

Publication – Coal phase-out: towards a major shift? Worldwide coal consumption decreased in 2019 for the first time, marking a decisive turning point. Meanwhile, many countries are planning a coal phase-out, and some funders are turning away from financing coal projects. However consumption in other countries, especially in Asia, still shows…

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Policy & Regulatory Austria and Lombardy (Italy) approve solar+storage investment grants 13 Mar 2020 The Austrian OeMAG energy agency has launched €36m investment grant scheme for small-scale solar PV installations up to 500 kW and electricity storage systems up to 60 MWh. Rooftop solar installations will receive €24m in rebates…

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Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory Angola plans to remove fuel price subsidies 12 Mar 2020 The government of Angola has announced plans to remove subsidies on fuel prices, though without specifying the implementation schedule. The government estimates that more than US$3.5bn/year are spent on fuel price subsidies and is absorbing…

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Policy & Regulatory Manitoba (Canada) implements flat CAD25/t carbon tax 9 Mar 2020 The Canadian province of Manitoba (1.4 million inhabitants) has decided to introduce a flat CAD 25/tCO2 (US$19/tCO2) carbon tax as of 1 July 2020, and to cut the provincial sales tax (PST) from 7% to 6%, saving Manitobans CAD325m/year (US$242m/year),…

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Enerdata Newsletter, marzo 2020

Tuesday, 3 March 2020 Summary Reports 2nd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework At its second meeting, the Working Group commented on the zero draft of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework that was released in January 2020. Delegates approved the final recommendation of the meeting…

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