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Energy Efficiency First Principle
The Energy Efficiency First principle (EE1st) is a rule of European Union energy policy requiring cost-efficient efficiency measures to be considered as alternatives to new supply infrastructure.
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (Turkey)
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA; Turkish: Enerji Piyasası Düzenleme Kurumu, EPDK) is Turkey's independent energy regulator, handling licensing and tariffs for electricity, natural gas, petroleum, and LPG markets.
Energy Policy Act of 2005
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is a United States federal law, signed by President George W. Bush on August 8, 2005, setting policy on energy production, efficiency, and electricity regulation.
Energy policy of India
India's energy policy governs how India's central and state governments manage energy production, pricing, and decarbonization, pursuing 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030 and net zero by 2070.
Energy policy of the European Union
The energy policy of the European Union is the body of EU law and funding combining an internal energy market with decarbonisation, under a shared competence since 1951.
Energy Security Strategy (Australia)
Australia's Energy Security Strategy is the set of Commonwealth laws, market rules, and reserves keeping liquid fuel, electricity, and gas available through disruptions and the transition to net zero.
Energy Union
The Energy Union is a European Union strategy launched by the Commission in February 2015 under the Juncker Commission to give consumers secure, sustainable, and affordable energy.
Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos
The Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE), Portugal's independent energy regulator since 1997, regulates electricity, natural gas, LPG, petroleum-derived fuels, and biofuels, setting regulated tariffs and supervising energy markets.
Environment Act 2021
The Environment Act 2021 is a UK Act of Parliament that creates a post-Brexit framework for environmental governance, covering waste, air quality, water, and biodiversity.
Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz
The Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) is Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act, first enacted in 2000, which supports wind, solar, biomass, and other renewable electricity through feed-in tariffs and auctions.
EU ETS2
EU ETS2 is a second, separate European Union emissions trading system that puts a price on carbon dioxide from fuel combustion in buildings, road transport, and small industry.
EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy is an EU classification system, created by Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and applied from 2022, that defines which economic activities count as environmentally sustainable for investors and companies.
European carbon price
The European carbon price is the market price, in euros per tonne of CO2, of an emission allowance under the EU Emissions Trading System, a cap-and-trade system launched in 2005.
European Climate Law
The European Climate Law is a binding EU regulation requiring net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and at least a 55% reduction by 2030.
European Union Allowance
A European Union Allowance is a tradable permit under the EU Emissions Trading System that gives its holder the right to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), established in 2003, is a global standard for transparency in the oil, gas, and mining sectors, with more than 50 implementing countries.
Fit for 55
Fit for 55 is a package of European Union laws, presented by the European Commission in July 2021, to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030.
Formula rate plan
A formula rate plan (FRP) is a utility ratemaking mechanism in which a state regulator adjusts base rates each year by formula, comparing earned returns to a target.
FuelEU Maritime
FuelEU Maritime is an EU regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1805, limiting the well-to-wake greenhouse gas intensity of energy used on commercial ships calling at EU ports from 2025.
GEO no. 27/2022
GEO no. 27/2022, Ordonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 27/2022, is a Romanian emergency ordinance of 18 March 2022 capping final electricity and gas prices, extended to 2026.
German Coal Commission
The German Coal Commission, formally the Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment (Kommission "Wachstum, Strukturwandel und Beschäftigung"), advised the German government on phasing out coal power.
Global 100 (Corporate Knights)
The Global 100 is an annual ranking of the world's 100 most sustainable publicly traded companies, published each January since 2005 by Toronto-based Corporate Knights.
Green electricity certificate (China)
A green electricity certificate (GEC, 绿证) is China's official electronic certificate for renewable electricity, one per 1,000 kWh, piloted in 2017 and extended to all renewable projects in 2023.
Green Energy Open Access (India)
Green Energy Open Access is an Indian regulatory framework, created by 2022 rules, letting consumers buy renewable power directly from generators instead of distribution licensees.
Green Innovation Fund
The Green Innovation Fund (グリーンイノベーション基金事業) is a Japanese research funding program run by NEDO supporting decarbonization projects for up to 10 years, including hydrogen-based steelmaking.
Guarantees of origin
A guarantee of origin (GO) is an electronic document proving that a given quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources, introduced in the EU under Directive 2001/77/EC.
I-REC
The I-REC (International Renewable Energy Certificate) is an energy attribute certificate representing the environmental attributes of 1 MWh of renewable electricity, letting holders claim renewable consumption.
IEA Wind Technology Collaboration Programme
The IEA Wind Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA Wind TCP) is an International Energy Agency program, founded in 1977, in which governments and industry jointly fund wind energy research.
IFRS S2
IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures is a sustainability standard issued by the ISSB on 26 June 2023, requiring companies to disclose climate-related risks and opportunities affecting their finances.
Illinois Commerce Commission
The Illinois Commerce Commission is the public utility regulator of Illinois, created in 1921 to set rates and ensure reliable, low-cost service from the state's utilities.