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31 major economies and 8 MDBs pledged USD 299 billion to fossil fuel-intensive sectors, 40% of all public money committed to energy-producing and consuming activities.

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Updated: 14 April 2021

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The Energy Policy Tracker database is updated on a weekly basis, to provide the latest information about COVID-19 government policy responses from a climate and energy perspective. Our analysis provides a detailed overview of the public finance flows as determined by recovery packages across the G20. Filter by country, energy type, finance mechanisms, and other categories to see, at a glance, what types of measures countries are implementing to tackle the crisis and what is shaping our future energy system.

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G20 governments have pledged to inject trillions of dollars into the global economy to counteract the health, social, and financial shocks caused by the COVID-19 crisis. This large-scale stimulus spending will shape the global economy for decades to come. These decisions could trigger unbearable climate disasters or create a resilient and safe economy powered by clean energy.

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Country	Jurisdiction	Category	Policy name	Sector	Energy Type	Mechanism	Value committed, USD	Date of announcement	Policy type	Stage	Legislation and Endorsing Agency	Arm of Government	Primary and secondary stated objective of the policy	Date of entry into force	Value as stated (specify currency)	Value committed, national currency	Policy background	Links to official sources
Canada	Manitoba	Fossil unconditional	Manitoba Budget 2021: Highway, airport and road investments	Mobility	Oil and gas	Budget or off-budget transfer ...	393909023.11708	2021040707/04/2021	Fiscal	Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc)	Government of Manitoba	Government	Strategic infrastructure investments		CAD 528 million	528232000	Investments for 2021-22 for highways, road and airport runway infrastructure as part of Manitoba's strategic infrastructure investments. Does not include investments under the Manitoba Restart Capital program.	https://www.gov.mb.ca/asset_library/en/budget2021/budget2021.pdf Accessed 13 April 2021.
Spain	National	Clean conditional	Royal Decree to promote the use of biofuels	Power generation	Biofuels and waste	New or extended regulation (IT...		2021033030/03/2021	Other	Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc)	Royal Decree 205/2021, of March 30, which modifies Royal Decree 1085/2015, of December 4	Government	To modify the previous Royal Decree to advance towards the energy transition of the transport sector by promoting the use of biofuels.	01/04/2021			This Royal Decree encourages the use of biofuels and regulates the sales and consumption targets for 2021 and 2022. It establishes an obligation of penetration of biofuels on the total sales of fuels in transport of 9.5% for 2021 and 10% for 2022, following the scenarios and objectives established in the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) 2021-2023, where a minimum share of renewable energy in transport is set at 28% in 2030 , which will favour the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions associated with this sector. Moreover, this Royal Decree advances the transposition of certain key aspects of the European Renewables Directive in relation to renewables in the transport sector. Furthermore, the Royal Decree maintains the maximum contribution to reach the goal of renewables in the transport of 7% of biofuels from food and forage crops in the final consumption of energy in the years 2021 and 2022, as required by the Renewable Energy Directive.	https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/prensa/ultimas-noticias/el-gobierno-aprueba-el-real-decreto-para-fomentar-el-uso-de-los-biocarburantes-y-fijar-los-objetivos-de-2021-y-2022/tcm:30-524526 (Accessed 4 April 2021) https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2021-5034 (Accessed 4 April 2021)
United Kingdom	National	Clean conditional	£9.4 million funding for 22 studies to develop innovative automotive technology	Mobility	Multiple energy types	Budget or off-budget transfer ...	12051282.051282	2021033030/03/2021	Fiscal	Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc)	Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)	Government	To develop cleaner automotive technology by investing in research on the electric vehicles supply chain			9400000	£9.4 million of government funding has been directed to support 22 studies to develop innovative automotive technology. The studies include proposals to build a plant in Cornwall that will extract lithium for use in electric vehicle batteries, a plant to build specialised magnets for electric vehicle motors in Cheshire and lightweight hydrogen storage for cars and vans in Loughborough.	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/over-30-million-government-investment-to-boost-batteries-and-hydrogen-vehicles (Accessed 12 April 2021)
United Kingdom	National	Clean conditional	First year of funding committed by government-backed Faraday Foundation to the £22.6 million progra...	Mobility	Multiple energy types	Budget or off-budget transfer ...	28974358.974359	2021033030/03/2021	Fiscal	Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc)	Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)	Government	To build on research into battery safety and sustainability			22600000	The government-backed Faraday Institution is committing the first year of a £22.6 million programme to continue its work to further improve the safety, reliability and sustainability of batteries. This funding comes ahead of the phasing out of the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, as pledged in the government’s 10 Point Plan for a green industrial revolution. Research into alternative ways to power vehicles is a fundamental part of this transition, ensuring the UK remains a world leader in automotive technology and boosting jobs and skills in regions leading the way. The Faraday institution will use today’s funding to explore: - battery safety, by investigating the root causes of cell failure in lithium-ion batteries and how this can lead to fires. It will also investigate the environmental consequences of such fires and help develop a consensus around the best method of fighting lithium-ion battery fires - solid state batteries, which have the long-term potential to deliver improvements in safety and significantly increase the distance an electric vehicle can cover between charges - recycling and reusing batteries to increase the sustainability of the future automotive supply chain	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/over-30-million-government-investment-to-boost-batteries-and-hydrogen-vehicles (Accessed 12 April 2021)
Canada	Alberta	Other energy	Alberta Budget 2021: Geothermal Resource Development and the Mineral Strategy, including mapping of ...	Resources	Multiple energy types	Budget or off-budget transfer ...	20879940.343028	2021032525/03/2021	Fiscal	Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation	Government of Alberta	Government	Map geoscience data in Alberta		CAD 28 million	28000000	Funding for Geothermal Resource Development and the Mineral Strategy, including mapping of targeted public geoscience information in Alberta. Characterized as support to the energy sector, but included within an overarching goal of "maximizing value from hydrocarbons." As a result it is listed as "other energy" since it is unclear who will be the recipients of funding.	https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/6f47f49d-d79e-4298-9450-08a61a6c57b2/resource/ec1d42ee-ecca-48a9-b450-6b18352b58d3/download/budget-2021-fiscal-plan-2021-24.pdf Accessed 5 March 2021.