Singapore: Eco-Office Program

As such a significant portion of daily life is spent in the office, this certification program is intended to promote efficiency, reduced consumption and environmental awareness in offices. The first phase involved the distribution of eco-friendly office kits to raise awareness and cultivate environmentally friendly habits in the workplace. A website with the online office rating system was developed during the second phase.

Date Implemented: 2002

South Korea: Local Energy Program

The central government provides fiscal incentives and support to local government programs fostering the use of renewable energy technologies.  These are aimed to help defray the high initial start-up costs of renewable technologies.

Status: In Force; Voluntary

References: http://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/repkorea/HSetkorea04f.pdf

South Korea: Energy Service Companies

Promote the expansion of the existing ESCOs with aggressive governmental financial support and incentives.   ESCOs invest in energy utilizing facilities if it is unable to replace or improve existing facilities with more energy efficient ones. ESCOs finance the necessary projects and are reimbursed with the money saved from future energy cost reductions. The reimbursement of ESCOs’ investment is made by money saved with future energy cost reductions. 

Philippines: Clean Air Act

Philippines: Strategy for Sustainable Development (PSSD)

The concept for the Sustainable Development Strategy includes integration of environmental consideration in decision-making, proper pricing of natural resources, conservation of biodiversity, rehabilitation of ecosystems, control of population growth and human resources development, inducing growth in rural areas, promotion of environmental education, strengthening citizens’ participation, and promoting small to medium sized enterprises and sustainable agricultural and forestry practices.

Malaysia: Energy Policy in the 8th Malaysia Plan/Five Fuel Policy

Costa Rica: Forestry Law - N 7575

This law provides compensation for the environmental or reforestation efforts of private forest proprietors or forest plantation owners through the PSA (Environmental Services Payment). It defines the state’s role as protector and promoter of conservation.

Date Implemented: 1996

Status: In Force; Voluntary

Funding Information: The PSA is financed by a tax on hydrocarbons

Costa Rica: Law and Regulations on Rational Energy Use - la Ley Nº 7200

This law requires MINAE to establish company-level power indices based on their level of economic activity. The law and its subsequent regulations outline the obligatory nature of executing projects that conserve electricity. They also include an incentive program for businesses that promote the efficient use of energy.

Date Implemented: Law:1994; Regulation: 1995

Turkey: Draft Energy Efficiency Law for Buildings

Thailand: Strategic Plan for Energy Efficiency