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05 POLICY LANDSCAPE
POLICY LANDSCAPE
Figure 38. Number of Renewable Energy Policies and Number of Countries with Policies, by Type, 2012–2015
120
100
100
102
112
114
Countries
with Power
Policies
80
60
56
63 64
66
Countries
with
Transport
Policies
40
Countries with
Heating and
Cooling (H&C)
Policies
20
20
16
21 21
Source:
REN21 Policy
Database
0
Power H&C Transport Power H&C Transport Power H&C Transport Power H&C Transport
2012 2013 2014 2015
Power Policies
FIT
Tendering
Net metering
Heating and
Cooling Policies
Technology-neutral obligation
Solar obligation
Transport
Biodiesel
Ethanol
Non-blend mandate
Figure does not show all policy types in use. Countries are considered to have policies when at least one national or state/provincial-level policy is in place. Some
transport policies include both biodiesel and ethanol; in this case, the policy is counted once in each category (biodiesel and ethanol).
REGULATORY POLICIES IN THE
POWER SECTOR
COVER OVER 87%
OF THE WORLD POPULATION,
WHILE REGULATORY POLICIES IN THE
HEATING AND COOLING
AND TRANSPORT SECTORS
COVER OVER 50% AND 73%,
R E S P E C T I V E L Y .
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