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30 major economies pledged $272 billion to fossil fuels, 47% of all public money committed to energy-intensive sectors

Updated: 20 January 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
Poland	Local: Miejskie Przedsiębiors...	Fossil unconditional	Municipal district heating in Nowy Sącz receives PLN 9.4 million subsidy from EU for gas boiler for...	Power generation	Gas and gas products	Budget or off-budget transfer ...	2345309.3812375	2021123030/12/2021	Fiscal	Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc)	European Commission	Government	To support a modern high-efficiency cogeneration system producing combined heat and electricity from gas	30/01/2020	9400000	9400000	The EU subsidy valued at PLN 9.4 million will support Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej in Nowy Sącz in the construction of a gas-powered combined heat and electricity system. The source of funding is the Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment 2014-2020, sub-measure 1.6.1. MPEC in Nowy Sącz is the operator of a system that includes energy sources and a heat network for city residents, public institutions, and companies. The planned project involves the construction of a gas boiler for the production of thermal energy to meet year-round heat demand in Nowy Sącz. A modern high-efficiency cogeneration system powered by natural gas will produce 5.85 MW of heat and 6 MW of electricity per year. Greenhouse gas emissions are expected to decrease by approx. 31,496 tons of CO2 / year and primary energy consumption by 171,375 GJ / year. Limiting the use of hard coal is a key goal. The contract for co-financing the construction was signed in Warsaw on December 29, 2020 by the Vice-President of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management and the President of the Management Board of Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej Sp. z o. o. in Nowy Sącz. The total cost of the investment will be almost PLN 27 million, and its completion is planned for the second quarter of 2023.	http://nfosigw.gov.pl/o-nfosigw/aktualnosci/art,1698,wysokosprawna-kogeneracja-w-nowosadeckim-mpec.html (accessed 4 Jan 2020)
Canada	National	Clean conditional	Funding to convert carbon-based additives and components	Other sector	Multiple energy types	Budget or off-budget transfer ...		2021011515/01/2021	Fiscal	Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc)	Western Economic Diversification Canada	Government	Promote sustainable technologies		CAD 1.9 million		Grant to the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) to develop an innovation hub that will promote clean technologies that convert carbon-based additives and components into new, sustainable products. With this funding, UBCO will work with manufacturing, mining and lumber companies in Western Canada to research how industrial waste can gain a second life as high-quality carbon products.	https://www.canada.ca/en/western-economic-diversification/news/2021/01/government-of-canada-announces-support-for-innovation-in-clean-technology-and-sustainable-materials.html Accessed 21 January 2021.
Canada	British Columbia	Clean conditional	Doubling of CleanBC rebates for commercial EVs	Mobility	Multiple energy types	Budget or off-budget transfer ...	31319910.514541	2021011313/01/2021	Fiscal	Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc)	Government of British Columbia	Government	Promote electric vehicles		CAD 42 million	42000000	The Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) program is receiving $31 million in funding through StrongerBC, the Province’s economic recovery plan, to double the maximum rebates for medium and heavy-duty vehicles available for B.C. businesses, local and regional governments, public sector organizations and non-profit organizations in their adoption of specialty-use zero-emission vehicles. Organizations in B.C. can also access $11 million in support for piloting unique or large deployments of medium- and heavy-duty or very large electric vehicles (EVs), such as domestic air, marine or rail transportation through the Commercial Vehicle Pilot program.	https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021EMLI0002-000037 Accessed 21 January 2021
Canada	National	Clean conditional	Electric Vehicle Grid Integration Pilot Project in Nova Scotia	Mobility	Multiple energy types	Budget or off-budget transfer ...	834451.901566	2021011212/01/2021	Fiscal	Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc)	Natural Resources Canada	Government	Promote electric vehicles		CAD 1.119 million	1119000	To help Nova Scotia Power establish cost-effective energy solutions for an electric vehicle (EV) smart grid–integrated system. Federal funding for this project was provided through Natural Resources Canada’s Green Infrastructure – Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration program.	https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2021/01/canada-invests-in-electric-vehicle-grid-integration-pilot-project-in-nova-scotia.html Accessed 21 January 2021.
Canada	National	Fossil unconditional	Approval (Environmental Assessment Decisions) of three offshore exploration drilling projects	Resources	Oil and gas	New or extended regulation (IT...		2021011111/01/2021	Fiscal	Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation	Impact Assessment Agency of Canada	Government	Growing the economy and creating good jobs for Canadians.				The proposed BHP Canada Exploration Drilling Project, Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project and West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Project can proceed. The projects will allow the proponents to determine the presence, nature, and quantities of the potential hydrocarbon resources within their explorations licences located approximately 350 to 375 kilometres offshore east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.	https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/the-government-of-canada-announces-environmental-assessment-decisions-for-three-offshore-exploration-drilling-projects.html Accessed 21 January 2021.