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Regulation Regarding Petroleum Products Specification and Standards for Implementation
South Africa 2023 In force National
Information campaign about district heating
Denmark 2022 In force National
Temporary EPA waiver allowing the use of E15 gasoline
United States 2022 In force National
Environmental constraints on air transport
Sweden 2021 In force National
Sweden's Recovery Plan / local and regional climate investments
Sweden 2021 In force National
Defining Zero-emission energy
Colombia 2020 In force National
Ontario fuel standard alterations
Canada 2020 In force State/Provincial
South African biofuels regulatory framework
South Africa 2020 In force National
ACT of 14 December 2018 on the promotion of electricity from high-efficiency cogeneration
Poland 2019 In force National
Climate protection areas - Vienna
Austria 2019 In force City/Municipal
District heating - pilot programme
Poland 2019 In force National
Building Regulations 2018 (BR18)
Denmark 2018 In force National
Clean Winter Heating Plan in Northern China (2017 - 2021)
People's Republic of China 2017 In force National
Energy Grant "Energy Savings Boost"
France 2017 Ended National
Funding programme for "Heat Network systems 4.0"
Germany 2017 In force National
National Biofuels Policy
Brazil 2017 In force National
Law 13.263 on mandatory biodiesel requirement
Brazil 2016 Ended National
Legislative Decree DL 28/11 (03/03/2011) Implementating directive 2009/28/CE on Promotion of Use of Energy from RES, modifying and repealing Directives 2001/77/CE and 2003/30/CE (guarantee fund and planning for district heating, feed-in tariff, targets..)
Italy 2011 In force National
Solar thermal energy - large solar energy plants
Austria 2010 In force National
Biofuels Industrial Strategy
South Africa 2007 In force National
Development credits for biofuels and plantation revitalisation (MoF Regulations No. 117/2006; No. 79/2007)
Indonesia 2006 In force National
Global Bioenergy Partnership
United States 2006 In force International
Expanded Use of Biodiesel
Canada 2003 Ended National
Ethanol Production Subsidies/Tax Reductions
People's Republic of China 2002 In force National
Future Fuels Initiative
Canada 2001 In force National
Draft legislation: The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and Biofuel (Labelling) Amendment Regulations 2021
United Kingdom Announced National

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