Regulatory Instruments - Climate and Energy

The collection of regulatory instruments allows you to view the relevant climate-protection and energy-efficiency regulations directly. Select the area relevant for you to obtain a list of pertinent documents.

Regelwerke

International

Framework Convention on Climate Change, Rio 1992

Kyoto Protocol 1997

The Marrakesh Accords - Report of COP11 2006

European

Emissions trading - Directive establishing a framework for GHG emissions allowance trading 2003 (27 October 2004)

Directive on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources 2009

Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

Monitoring Guidlines 2004

Linking Directive 2004

National

Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources (German only)

Ordinance on requirements pertaining to sustainable production of bioliquids for electricity production

Ordinance on requirements pertaining to sustainable production of bioliquids for electricity production

Ordinance on the Further Development of the Nationwide Equalisation Scheme

Ordinance on System Services by Wind Energy Plants (System Service Ordinance – SDLWindV)

Ordinance on electricity generation with biomass (German only) 2005

Act on cogeneration (German only) 2002 - updated 2009

SAVE 1993 - Directive to limit carbon dioxide emissions

Treibhausgas-Emmisionshandelsgesetz - TEHG (German only) 2004

Zuteilungsgesetz 2012 - ZuG 2012 (German only)

Zuteilungsverordnung 2012 - ZuV 2012 (German only)

Gesetz zur Einführung der projektbezogenen Mechanismen - 30. September 2005

Gesetz zur Einführung der projektbezogenen Mechanismen - Begründung - 3. Mai 2005