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Many policies designed to promote renewables and increase energy efficiency have already been launched by parliaments throughout the world. The Climate Parliament is publishing the following selection with the intention that they inspire others to even greater achievement.

Energy Access

• Access: Develop Clear Rural Electrification Selection Criteria

• Access: Minimize Construction Costs of Extending the Grid

• Access: Self-Help programmes encourage grid-connection

• Access: Supply Electricity Through Rural Cooperatives

Energy Efficiency

• Efficiency: Building Codes Improve Inefficient Buildings 

• Efficiency: Consumer Charge Promotes Energy Savings

• Efficiency: Efficient Cookstoves Help Rural Populations

• Efficiency: Efficient Distribution Transformers Save Energy

• Efficiency: Increase Energy Supply Through Efficiency

• Efficiency: Labels and Certification Encourages Efficiency  

• Efficiency: Let Top-Runners set Energy Efficiency Standards

• Efficiency: Make Small Businesses' Lighting Energy-Efficient   

• Efficiency: Minimum Standards for Efficient Industrial Motors

• Efficiency: Minimum Standards Increase Energy Efficiency  

• Efficiency: Paying Poor Households Reduces Energy Waste

• Efficiency: Price energy according to its true cost 

• Efficiency: Promote Energy Efficiency with Building Codes 

• Efficiency: Promote Fuel Efficient Cars through Labelling

• Efficiency: Rebates Help Small Businesses Save Energy      

• Efficiency: Reduce Energy Waste of Equipment on Standby  

• Efficiency: Stimulating Investments in Energy Efficiency 

• Efficiency: Taxes and Rebates Improve Vehicle Fuel Efficiency

• Efficiency: Thai Voluntary Energy Labels Improve Efficiency

• Efficiency: Voluntary Agreements on Energy Efficiency

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Promoting Renewables

• Renewables: Biogas Plants Improve Life in Rural Areas

• Renewables: Blended Fuels Reduce Environmental Impact 

• Renewables: Concentrated Solar Power to Electrify Europe

• Renewables: Contract out Rural Power Supply

• Renewables: Ethanol reduces fuel imports and pollution

• Renewables: Increase Renewables with Portfolio Standards

• Renewables: Microfinance to Promote Renewable Energy

• Renewables: Micro-finance for Solar Lighting Systems

• Renewables: Micro-Hydro power improves lives for rural poor

• Renewables: Reduce Emissions, Save Forests with Biogas

• Renewables: Regulate to Develop Geothermal Power

• Renewables: Rural Areas Electrified with Renewables  

• Renewables: School Children Learn by Using Solar Panels

• Renewables: Solar panels made affordable for the rural poor

• Renewables: Solar PV mini-grids for Small Islands

• Renewables: Solar thermal power helped by feed-in tariffs

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Please note: these policy nuggest were researched and produced thanks to a grant from the European Commission in 2010. All content was correct at time of writing, but may not reflect subsequent developments in the sector. 

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