China: Law on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution/Air Pollution Control Law

China: Beijing pollution reduction measures

Beijing municipal government mandated that city vehicles convert to liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas. By 2002, Beijing had the largest fleet of natural gas buses in the world - a total of 1,630 vehicles. Subway and light rail systems in Beijing also are being expanded.

Date Implemented: 1999

Status: In Force; Mandatory

China: Cleaner Production Promotion Law

China: Electricity Generates Electricity

Profits from existing small hydorpower stations and grids has to be used to build more SHP. The government also set up a VAT of 6% of tax preference for SHP stations.

Status: Mandatory

References: http://www.waterpowermagazine.com/storyprint.asp?sc=2024707

China: Design Standards

China: Sixth Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development

China: Energy Conservation Law

China: Renewable Energy Law

Argentina: Biofuels Act 26,093

The Act mandates the use of at least a 5% bio-ethanol or bio-diesel mix in the gasoline and diesel distributed in Argentina. In addition, the above act establishes the mandatory use of biofuels in a percentage to be determined by governmental entities and anticipates an increase in the above mentioned 5% rate in the future. Accordingly, the Biofuels Act has secured a market for the domestic supply of grain-based fuels. Mandatory fuel mixture shall only come in force in 2010.

Argentina: National emissions target

The emission target shall be expressed as E = I *?P., where emissions (E) are measured in tons of carbon equivalent and GDP (P) in 1993 Argentine pesos at market prices. The value chosen for the index I (151.5) is aimed at ensuring an effective GHG emission reduction for Argentina, in a wide range of scenarios, which includes the most likely macro-economic and Agriculture and Livestock Production baseline scenarios.

Status: Mandatory