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Illinois Power Agency
The Illinois Power Agency is an Illinois state agency that procures electricity and renewable energy credits for utilities like ComEd and administers the Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard.
Illinois Zero Emission Credit program
The Illinois Zero Emission Credit program is a state program created by the 2016 Future Energy Jobs Act in which utilities buy credits supporting nuclear plants.
International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an autonomous intergovernmental organization hosted at the OECD in Paris, founded in 1974 after the oil crisis to coordinate responses to oil supply disruptions.
International Energy Forum
The International Energy Forum (IEF) is an intergovernmental organization based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where energy ministers from 67 member countries hold informal dialogue on energy market stability.
Investment tax credit (United States)
The investment tax credit is a US federal tax credit under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code that subsidizes eligible clean energy property by a percentage of its cost.
Iowa Utilities Commission
The Iowa Utilities Commission, formerly the Iowa Utilities Board, is Iowa's independent agency regulating the rates and services of investor-owned electric, gas, water, and sewer utilities.
ISCC PLUS
ISCC PLUS is a voluntary certification scheme operated by ISCC System GmbH, launched in 2012, that verifies bio-based, circular, and renewable feedstocks across supply chains for chemicals, plastics, and fuels.
IUPK
IUPK (Izin Usaha Pertambangan Khusus) is an Indonesian special mining license under the 2009 Mining Law, best known for governing Freeport's Grasberg mine in Papua.
Japan Iron and Steel Federation
The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (日本鉄鋼連盟, JISF) is the nationwide association of Japan's steel industry, founded in 1948 and known for steel statistics, standardization, and its green steel guidelines.
Just Transition Mechanism
The Just Transition Mechanism is a European Union financing framework, proposed in January 2020 under the European Green Deal, supporting regions and workers most affected by the move to climate neutrality by 2050.
Market Stability Reserve
The Market Stability Reserve (MSR) is a mechanism of the European Union Emissions Trading System that automatically adjusts the supply of emission allowances, operating since 2019.
Maryland Public Service Commission
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) is the Maryland state agency that regulates electric, gas, telephone, water, and sewage utilities, established in 1910 by the Maryland General Assembly.
Massachusetts v. EPA
Massachusetts v. EPA is a 2007 Supreme Court decision holding that greenhouse gases are air pollutants the EPA can regulate under the Clean Air Act.
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is Michigan's principal environmental agency, created by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2019 and headquartered in Lansing.
Michigan Public Service Commission
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) is an independent three-member Michigan agency that sets rates for investor-owned electric and gas utilities, reviews energy infrastructure, and oversees pipeline safety.
Mineral Extraction Tax
The Mineral Extraction Tax (MET) is a Kazakh tax on the volume of minerals extracted by mining companies, with rates set in the Tax Code by mineral and volume.
Ministério de Minas e Energia
The Ministério de Minas e Energia (Ministry of Mines and Energy, MME) is the Brazilian federal ministry that conducts the country's energy policies and grants mining and energy concessions.
Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica
The Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica (Ministry for the Ecological Transition) is the Spanish government department responsible for climate, energy, water, and environmental policy, created in 2018.
Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica
The Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica, the Italian ministry of the environment and energy security, was created in 2022 and is led by Gilberto Pichetto Fratin.
Ministry of Energy (Australia)
Australia has no standalone Ministry of Energy; energy sits within the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, created in 2022 under Minister Chris Bowen.
Ministry of Energy (Netherlands)
The Netherlands has no standalone Ministry of Energy. Energy policy sits mainly with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, alongside a climate ministry.
Ministry of Energy (South Africa)
The Ministry of Energy was a South African government department responsible for energy policy, created by President Jacob Zuma in 2009 and merged into the DMRE in 2019.
Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, also known as Минэнерго России, is the federal body responsible for policy in Russia's fuel and energy complex, created in 2008.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Hindi: नवीन और नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा मंत्रालय, is the Government of India's nodal ministry for new and renewable energy, a Scientific Ministry since 2006.
Ministry of Petroleum (Iran)
The Ministry of Petroleum (Persian: وزارت نفت) is the government ministry responsible for Iran's oil, natural gas, petrochemical, and refining sectors, established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Modernisation Fund (European Union)
The Modernisation Fund is a European Union financing instrument, funded by EU ETS allowance auctions, that helps 13 lower-income Member States modernize energy systems from 2021 to 2030.
National Energy Administration (China)
The National Energy Administration (国家能源局) is the agency of China's State Council that manages the energy sector, established in March 2008 and supervised by the NDRC.
National Energy Transition Roadmap (Malaysia)
The National Energy Transition Roadmap (Pelan Hala Tuju Peralihan Tenaga Negara) is Malaysia's plan for shifting from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, launched in 2023.
Natural Resources Canada
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals, and forestry, formed in 1994 and employing nearly 6,000 people.
NEM 3.0
NEM 3.0 is the informal name for California's Net Billing Tariff, the CPUC's successor to net energy metering for rooftop solar, effective April 15, 2023.