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China Certified Emission Reduction
The China Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) is a government-administered voluntary carbon credit scheme in China, launched in 2012, suspended in 2017, and relaunched with trading resuming in Beijing in 2024.
China Certified Emission Reduction (CCER)
China Certified Emission Reduction (CCER), or 中国核证自愿减排量, is a Chinese carbon credit usable to offset up to 5 percent of obligations under China's emissions trading system.
China national carbon trading scheme
China's national carbon trading scheme, formally the national carbon emissions trading market (全国碳排放权交易市场), is the world's largest carbon market by covered emissions, launched in July 2021 with power plants.
Civil Nuclear Credit Program
A US Department of Energy program, created by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, that pays credits to keep economically at-risk nuclear reactors open; Diablo Canyon won up to $1.1 billion.
Clean Electricity Regulations
The Clean Electricity Regulations are Canadian federal rules, registered in December 2024, limiting carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired electricity generation toward a net-zero grid by 2050.
Clean Energy for All Europeans package
The Clean Energy for All Europeans package is a set of eight EU legislative acts, proposed in 2016 and adopted in 2018 and 2019 to implement the Energy Union strategy.
Clean Fuel Production Credit
The Clean Fuel Production Credit is a US federal tax credit under Section 45Z paying producers of low-emission transportation fuels per gallon, effective for fuel produced after 2024.
Climate Transition Benchmark
A Climate Transition Benchmark is an EU index label under Regulation (EU) 2019/2089, requiring a portfolio to cut emissions at least 7% yearly toward Paris Agreement goals.
Coal Combustion Residuals Rule
The Coal Combustion Residuals Rule is the EPA's regulation governing coal ash disposal in landfills and surface impoundments, promulgated April 17, 2015 as the first federal coal ash standard.
Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia
The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) is Spain's independent regulator for competition and key sectors including energy, telecommunications, and transport, created in 2013.
Comisión Reguladora de Energía
The Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE, Energy Regulatory Commission) was Mexico's federal regulator for natural gas and electricity, created in 1994 and replaced by the CNE in 2025.
Commission de régulation de l'énergie
The Commission de régulation de l'énergie (CRE) is the French independent administrative authority regulating electricity and gas markets, established in 2000 as France opened its energy markets to competition.
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or PURA, is the quasi-judicial state agency regulating Connecticut's investor-owned electric, gas, water, and telecommunications utilities, including Eversource and United Illuminating.
Corporate Green Power Programme
The Corporate Green Power Programme (CGPP) is a Malaysian government scheme, launched in 2022, under which companies sign virtual power purchase agreements with solar producers to claim renewable energy use.
Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme
The Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) is a Malaysian framework, launched in September 2024, letting corporate consumers in Peninsular Malaysia buy renewable electricity directly from developers via the national grid.
Critical Raw Materials Act
The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) is a 2024 European Union regulation that secures the supply of critical raw materials, setting 2030 benchmarks for EU extraction, processing, and recycling.
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) is a 2011 EPA regulation limiting sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants in 28 eastern states.
Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy
The Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy is a political pledge launched at COP28 in Dubai in 2023 to triple global nuclear capacity from 2020 levels by 2050.
Decoupling (utility regulation)
Decoupling, also called revenue decoupling, is a utility regulatory mechanism that separates a utility's fixed-cost recovery from the volume of energy it sells, pioneered by California in 1978.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is a UK government department responsible for energy security, protecting billpayers, and delivering the transition to net zero emissions.
Department of Energy Loan Programs Office
The Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) provides federal loans and loan guarantees to innovative energy ventures, renamed the Office of Energy Dominance Financing in 2025.
Dow Jones Best-in-Class Asia Pacific Index
The Dow Jones Best-in-Class Asia Pacific Index, until February 2025 named the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index, tracks the top sustainability performers among Asia-Pacific's largest companies.
Edison Electric Institute
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the trade association representing all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, whose members serve nearly 250 million Americans. Founded in 1933, it is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Electricity Market Design reform
The Electricity Market Design reform is the European Union's 2024 revision of its electricity market rules, adopted after the 2022 energy crisis to reduce consumer bills' dependence on fossil fuel prices.
Energiewende
The Energiewende, German for "energy transition," is Germany's policy of shifting from nuclear and fossil fuels to renewables, targeting 80 percent renewable electricity by 2030.
Energistyrelsen
Energistyrelsen, in English the Danish Energy Agency (DEA), is the Danish government agency responsible for energy production, supply, and consumption and carbon emission reduction, established in 1976 under the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities.
Energy Act 2023
The Energy Act 2023 is a United Kingdom law covering energy production, security, and market regulation, receiving Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 as the largest energy legislation in UK history.
Energy Act of 2020
The Energy Act of 2020 is a US federal statute, signed December 27, 2020, that authorizes Department of Energy research and demonstration programs across energy efficiency, nuclear, renewables, and storage.
Energy Community
The Energy Community is an international organization established by a treaty signed in Athens in 2005, extending the EU's internal energy market rules to nine neighboring countries.
Energy Efficiency Directive
The Energy Efficiency Directive is the European Union's framework law setting binding targets for reducing energy consumption, recast in 2023 under the Fit for 55 package.