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Black taxis go green with £45 million government investment - GOV.UK
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Ministers have today (26 March 2015) announced £45 million to support the rollout of greener taxis. From:
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26 March 2015
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2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A further £25 million has been set aside specifically for the Greater London Area to help taxi drivers cover the cost of upgrading to a greener vehicle. All taxis will also qualify for the government’s plug-in car grant, which currently offers up to £5,000 off the cost of an eligible low emission vehicle. The news follows Geely’s announcement today outlining plans for a new £250 million state of the art facility to produce the next generation of low-emission London Black Taxis. Geely, who owns the iconic London Taxi Company, was awarded £17 million from the government’s Regional Growth Fund to build this facility, which will create 1,000 local jobs and ensure the London black taxi continues to be designed, developed and made in the UK. These new taxis will comply with the new regulations being introduced by the Mayor of London that will require all London taxis to be zero-emission capable from January 2018.
Business Minister Matthew Hancock said:
This is a historic moment for the automotive sector and goes to show that it is thriving in Britain today. Low emission vehicles are the future and show that we can meet our climate change obligations in a way that enhances technology. I’m looking forward to the roll-out of greener taxis across the UK and have no doubt that with the support of Geely this will happen very quickly. Transport Minister Baroness Kramer said:
The low emission vehicle sector is going from strength to strength with demand in the UK up by over 300% last year, making the UK a leading market for this technology. Today’s announcement means ultra low-emission taxis will be the smart choice for more taxi drivers and everyone will benefit from improved air quality and greener travel. Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said:
As London strives towards the greenest taxi fleet from 2018, it is essential to support the taxi trade in the transition to cleaner vehicles. With the additional funds announced today, more help is on the way for taxi drivers to upgrade to the latest technology in zero-emission capable cabs. Alongside the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone from 2020 these measures will boost jobs and growth in the development and manufacturing of ultra low emission technologies, secure the long-term future of the taxi industry, and ensure everyone who lives, works in, or visits our city has the cleanest possible air to breathe.
per unit of GDP. However, in September 2015, Montenegro submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This was done as part of preparations for participation in the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, which was held in Paris on December 12, 2015 (COP 21), and where a new global agreement on climate change was reached. The treaty was signed on April 22, 2016, in New York, signed by 177 countries, and will enter into force after it is ratified by at least 55 countries that are jointly responsible for at least 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions. According to the new agreement, all contracting parties to the Convention have an obligation to reduce emissions in a certain amount. According to the INDC, Montenegro has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 compared to 1990. CO2 emission sinks from forestry were not included in that projection, but the possibility was left that they could be included later, but by the end of 2020 at the latest. In this way, Montenegro will continue to contribute to the reduction of global emissions in accordance with current and future agreements, at the international and EU level, and continue to strive towards reaching the goals of the European Union on climate change.
The OLEV Plug in Motorcycle Grant (PIMG) only applies to a new motorcycle or scooter that meets all of the eligibility criteria for the scheme, as set out on OLEVs website, and that has been approved by OLEV. These criteria are updated regularly, for example, during the course of the grant scheme new safety requirements or European regulations or standards come into force for motorcycles or scooters. New variants of a vehicle that is already eligible for the grant are not automatically eligible. A variant of a vehicle that requires new type approval documentation will need to be approved separately. Manufacturers should apply for these new variants to be approved under the grant scheme. If the applicant is unsure whether a new variant of a vehicle needs to be approved, please contact olev.enquiries@olev.gsi.gov.uk.
The transport sector represents 59% of GHG emissions, according to data from 2017. For this reason, the National Mobility Strategy is prepared with the aim of reducing emissions and respecting the hierarchy in the prioritization of transport systems established in Law 21/2018, of September 13, promoting the energy transition and climate change: firstly, favoring public transport and promoting non-motorized or assisted mobility; secondly, promoting electric motorized mobility or from a low GHG emission source. One of the tools for promoting the energy transition and climate change is the e²n National energy strategy and the fight against climate change. This Strategy includes different programs for mitigation, adaptation, training, innovation and technology, education and awareness, etc. and defines a more ambitious objective than the Law in terms of reduction commitment, since it includes the goal of climate neutrality for the year 2050, as Andorra has already advanced in the preparation of COP 25 and as contemplated in the update of the NDC of this year 2020. Unanimous approval in Parliament of Law ACCX 21/2018, of September 13, promoting the energy transition and climate change 13 and deployment of the corresponding regulations. The 2018 Law included in the legal text as an objective the reduction of emissions to the commitment levels of the first NDC of Andorra (-37% of the emissions not absorbed by the year 2030 with respect to the BAU scenario), and specifically specific measures for the different subsectors in the field of mitigation and adaptation.
At the national level, the limitation and reduction of emissions will be achieved through the application of the GHG Emissions Certificates Commercialization Scheme, hereinafter referred to as EU ETS, the objective set at the European level being -21% in 2020, compared to the hypothetical level of emissions from the sectors EU ETS from 2005 and by applying the provisions included in Decision no. 406/2009/EC. For Romania, the established objective represents an increase in emissions by +19% in 2020, compared to the level of emissions related to the sectors regulated by this Decision in 2005.
Aware that the concept of the International Energy Charter aims at enhancing international cooperation in order to meet common challenges related to energy at national, regional and international levels, including the evolution of global energy architecture. Recalling the objectives of the International Energy Charter: to support the Charter’s policy of Consolidation, Expansion and Outreach with the aim to facilitate the expansion of the geographic scope of the Energy Charter Treaty and Process; to engage in a structured dialogue with non-signatories of the European Energy Charter in order to promote the principles of the Charter and its framework for cooperation on the global scale; to modernise the European Energy Charter as the basic political declaration of the Energy Charter Process; to support active observership in the Energy Charter Conference, aiming at close political cooperation and early accession of observer countries to the Energy Charter Treaty. Whereas the InternationalEnergy Charter is a declaration of political intention aiming at strengthening the energy cooperation between the signatories and does not bear any legally binding obligation. (International Energy Charter)
Participants U.K. 4 (1) The regulations must identify the persons to whom the trading scheme applies (the "participants"). U.K. (2) The regulations- (a) may identify the participants by reference to any, or any combination of, criteria, or (b) provide for their identification by a specified person or body. (3) The regulations may, in particular, identify or provide for the identification of the participants by reference to their responsibility for activities to which the trading scheme applies. (4) The regulations may provide for more than one person to be treated as a single participant. (5) The regulations may provide for persons to cease to be participants in circumstances specified in the regulations.
Table 2.1.1.11: Information on source category 1A1a Main activity electricity and heat production, biomass / CH, NO
Energy
Sector
Category
Source/Fuel/Gas
Key Category? Category Description / Defini-Sum of emissions from main activity producers of electricity generation, combined heat and power generation, and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public usiles) are defined as those
tion
undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be in public or private ownership. Emissions from own on-site use of fuel should be included. Emissions from autoproducers should be
assigned to the sector where they were generated and not under 1A1a. in the Republic of Moldova electricity generation capacity include: Moldavian Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) in Dnestrovsk (on the left bank of the Dniester River) with an installed capacity of 2,520 MW; CHP-2
Chisinau, with an installed capacity of 240 MW and 1,200 Gealih heat capacity; CHP-1 Chisinau, with an installed capacity of 66 MW and 254 Goalh heat capacity, CHP-North Balf, with an installed capacity of
24 MW and 200 Gcal/h heat capacity, other power plants, including CHP owned by sugar plants with an installed capacity of 97.5 MW operating on natural gas and residual fuel oil, built during 1966-1981. In
recent years, renewable energy sources of small power are being developed. Their total capacity in 2015 represented 5 MW of electric power, while in 2016-circa 6.9 MW. In the RM, within 1990-2016, share
of biofuels from total fuel consumption within category 1A1a increased from 0.02 per cent to 1.09 per cent of the total (biofuels consumption recorded a significant growth, in particular between 2000 and 2016,
from circa 59 TJ to 753 TJ). Within the current inventory cycle, GHG emission under the Sector 1 Energy were estimated for the first time separately for the RBDR and LBOR. Emissions
Fuel Consumption Emission factor
(Equation 2.1)
Where:
Country Detal
Equation
(Describe variables for method
used)
To achieve this, we must open the game in a completely new way and we are ready to invest 1 billion euros in it by 2030, starting very quickly with very clear first projects. In fact, we must launch several projects on different technological families but try to move forward to accelerate on this aspect. It is absolutely key because we know that we will continue to need this technology. Basically, we have to deal with two key subjects: continually improving safety by lowering costs and reducing waste, which is a key point when we talk about nuclear power. The second objective: to become the leader in green hydrogen by 2030. Here, I say this with full responsibility, I think that is really part of one of the sectors where we can be a leader. It&#39;s really a sector in the energy where we can still do it because we have assets. We have a first asset, it is once again nuclear power. To produce hydrogen, you need electricity because you have to do electrolysis. There are a lot of engineering school students, so I feel like I&#39;m telling citizens who know it much better than I do, how it all works, but I&#39;m saying it to be clear, because otherwise, we lose sight of it in our debates. So we need to do electrolysis. It consumes a lot of electricity. If we produce hydrogen using fossil energy, it is useless. There are actually two main strategies for producing green hydrogen. There is a strategy that consists of going to renewable energies and doing electrolysis very far away and re-importing hydrogen, a bit like liquefied gas. There is a second strategy which will be at the heart of ours: we will try to produce a lot of it in France because we have the possibility of doing electrolysis and, in addition, of doing very decarbonized. It&#39;s a huge chance, it&#39;s what will allow us to be a leader. Besides that, we have very good research, we have very good players: Air Liquide and a few other manufacturers. In addition, we have a fabric of start-ups, equipment manufacturers, entrepreneurs, innovators who are ready to go and who are organized. And so, what we absolutely have to do on hydrogen is not to repeat the mistakes we made on renewable energies. We have invested too
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) U.K. 33 U.K. In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (other public bodies and offices which are public authorities), at the appropriate place insert- " The Committee on Climate Change. "
This Ordinance of St Helena makes provision with respect to the environment and wildlife in St Helena and its surrounding waters (including the 200 nautical miles zone as established by Articles 3 and 4 of the St Helena and Dependencies (Territorial Sea) Order 1989. The Ordinance consists of 119 sections divided into 18 Parts: Preliminary (1); Objectives, Principles and General Duty (2); Administration (3); General Measures for Environmental Management (4); Multilateral Environmental Agreements (5); Conservation of Biodiversity (6); National Conservation Areas (7); Trade in Endangered Species (8); Pollution Control and Hazardous Substances (9); Litter (10); Waste (11); Control and Enforcement (12); Environmental Protection Notices (13); General Provisions as to Notices (14); Offences and Liability (15); Jurisdiction, Evidence and Procedure (16); Miscellaneous (17); Repeals and Transitional Provisions (18). The Ordinance is completed by 2 Schedules: Multilateral Environmental Agreements extended to St Helena (1); Protected animals and plants (2).
fulhiment (surplus)
 actual surplus in accordance with actual emissions approved by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2132 of 5 December
greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State for the year 2013 covered by Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliame
the Council;
 actual surplus in accordance with actual emissions approved by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1015 of 15 June
greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2014
Member State;
 actual surplus in accordance with actual emissions approved by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2377 of 15 December
greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2015
Member State;
*actual surplus in accordance with actual emissions approved by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1855 of 27 Novem
on greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2016
Member State;
*actual surplus in accordance with actual emissions approved by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2005 of 29 Novem
on greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2017
Member State;
*actual surplus in accordance with actual emissions approved by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1834 of 3 December
greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2018
Member State;
7 actual surplus in accordance with actual emissions approved by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1876 of 20 October
greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2019
Member State;
according to Latvia's 2022 GHG inventory submitted to UNFCCC (14.04.2022) https://unfocc.int/ghg-inventories-annex-i-parties/202
Latvia's annual ESD targets for the period from 2013 to 2020 are set by the EC's decisions: Commission Decision of 26 March
determining Member States' annual emission allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020
This Act prohibits holding of persons in slavery or servitude or to force a person to perform forced or compulsory labour and the circumstances are such that the person knows or ought to know that the other person is being required to perform forced or compulsory labour. The Act consists of 62 sections divided in seven Parts. Part 1 consolidates and clarifies the existing offences of slavery and human trafficking whilst increasing the maximum penalty for such offences. Part 2 provides for two new civil preventative orders, the Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Order and the Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order. Part 3 provides for new maritime enforcement powers in relation to ships. Part 4 establishes the office of Independent Antislavery Commissioner and sets out the functions of the Commissioner. Part 5 introduces a number of measures focussed on supporting and protecting victims, including a statutory defence for slavery or trafficking victims and special measures for witnesses in criminal proceedings. Part 6 requires certain businesses to disclose what activity they are undertaking to eliminate slavery and trafficking from their supply chains and their own business. Part 7 requires the Secretary of State to publish a paper on the role of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority and otherwise relates to general matters such as consequential provision and commencement.
(filling the gaps for certain years). Also, another potential improvement could be identifying additional AD sources or updating AD from official statistical publications. Table 2.1.1.10: Information on source category 1A1a Main activity electricity and heat production, biomass / CO.,
Sector
Energy
1A1 Energy Industries
Category
Source/Fuel/Gas
Key Category? 1A1a Main activity electricity and heat production, biomass / CO
No
CO, emissions from biomass under source category 1A1a Main activity electricity and heat production has to be reported under the Memo Items (CO, emissions from biomass). Sum of emissions from main
Category Description / Defini-acavity producers of electricity generation, combined heat and power generation, and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public unises) are defined as those undertakings whose primary
activity is to supply the public. They may be in public or private ownership. Emissions from own on-site use of fuel should be included. Emissions from autoproducers should be assigned to the sector where
they were generated and not under 1A1a. tion
Country Detal
Equation
(Describe variables for method
used)
Reference
Describe How and Why this
Method Was Chosen
Type and source of activity data
Type and source of EF and OF
In the Republic of Moldova electricity generation capacity include: Moldavian Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) in Dnestrovsk (on the left bank of the Dniester River) with an installed capacity of 2,520 MW; CHP-2
Chisinau, with an installed capacity of 240 MW and 1,200 Gealth heat capacity; CHP-1 Chisinau, with an installed capacity of 66 MW and 254 Gealth heat capacity; CHP-North Balti, with an installed capacity of
24 MW and 200 Gealth heat capacity, other power plants, including CHP owned by sugar plants with an installed capacity of 97.5 MW operating on natural gas and residual fuel oil, buit during 1966-1981. In
recent years, renewable energy sources of small power are being developed. Their total capacity in 2015 represented 5 MW of electric power, while in 2016-circa 6.9
1. A maximum increase of greenhouse gas emissions not falling within the scope of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme of five percent by 2020 (compared to 2005 levels particularly emissions from transport, mainly road transport, waste, agriculture and fuel combustion in industry and commercial and residential buildings 2. A commitment to achieve by 2020 a share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption of 10 percent 3. A commitment to achieve by 2020 a target of 10 percent of energy consumed in all forms of transport from renewable sources
[ F1 6A (1) This paragraph applies to regulations made by- E+W+N.I. (a) the Secretary of State, or (b) the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland. (2) The regulations may require sellers to register with an administrator. (3) The regulations may make provision- (a) about applications for registration, (b) about the period for which registration has effect, (c) about the cancellation of registration. (4) The regulations may require sellers to pay to the administrator, in connection with their registration, fees of an amount determined by, or by the administrator in accordance with, the regulations. (5) The regulations may provide for the amount of the fees to be such as to recover the costs incurred by the administrator in performing its functions under the regulations. ] 6 para. 6A and cross-heading inserted (9.1.2022 for E.W., 28.2.2022 for N.I.) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) , ss. 56 , 147(2)(f) (6) (with s. 144 ); S.R. 2022/54 , art. 2(1)(h)
Some of these costs may be covered by various administrative charges, such as fees training and issuing certificates. It is also possible to include economic instruments that provide benefits to industrial sectors affected by decommissioning
[ F1 4A (1) This paragraph applies to regulations made by the Department in relation to Northern Ireland. E+W+N.I. (2) The regulations may require the seller to pay to the (a) the gross proceeds of the charge, or (b) the net proceeds of the charge. (3) Paragraph 7(3)(c) does not apply to any amount required by regulations made under this paragraph to be paid to the Department. (4) In this paragraph- " the Department " means the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland; " gross proceeds of the charge " means the amount ) by (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 26) , s. 1(1) F2 Words in Sch. 6 para. 2 substituted (N.I.) (28.4.2014) by (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 7) , s. 1(b)
Figure 4.7.2. Evolution of hydraulic energy production in the world At a European level, hydroelectric energy, like the rest of renewables, finds its development framework in the policies for the promotion and promotion of electricity generated from renewable energy sources developed by the different countries, and which pursue a triple objective: to reduce emissions of Source: IDAE-BCG
&gt; Legislative harmonization studies regarding municipal wastes will be completed by the end of 2010. Within the scope of the Medium Term &gt; Waste Action Plan (2008-2012), the amount of reuse and waste recovery will be increased. By the end of 2012, 104 sanitary landfills will be established in our country and 76% of the municipal wastes produced will be disposed of in the landfills. Long Term &gt; The order of reduction at source, reuse, recycling and recovery will be applied more effectively in waste management. &gt; The amount of organic matter going to landfills will be reduced, and biodegradable wastes will be directed to energy or compost production.