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Law No. 8829 of 3 May 2010 amended Law No. 7447 (Law Regulating the Rational Use of Energy of 13 December 1994) and established exemptions from payment of the selective consumption, ad valorem and sales taxes on a list of equipment and materials (solar water heaters, photovoltaic power-generating panels, fluorescent lamps, wind-powered generators, etc.), both imported and domestic, with a view to encouraging rational and efficient energy use.

Brazil is nearly self-sufficient in primary energy production; in 2011, it produced 256.8 tonnes of oil equivalent (toe), which accounted for 94.3% of its energy needs. The Brazilian energy matrix remains one of the greenest in the world, but the participation of renewable sources in total energy production decreased during the review period.

It is also important for the Government to promote innovation in the fields of “green ( energy & environment )”, “life (health & life sciences)” and “agriculture,forestry and fisheries ” and develop an environment devoted to cultivating new industries along with increasing competitiveness of companies operating in Japan and creating jobs in a compatible manner.

The "European green cars initiative" was adopted on November 2008 with the aim to achieve a breakthrough in the use of renewable and non-polluting energy sources by, inter alia, providing loans to car companies and their suppliers to finance innovation in clean technologies and better environmental performance.

(…) Invest in Norway promotes a number of leading and emerging industries, e.g. bio-economy, energy and cleantech, and electric mobility, and provides information on government programmes in these and other sectors as well as on possible grants or sources of funding. [15] (...)

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Expansion of the fishing industry is restricted by the need to conserve stocks to ensure a sustainable industry.

Provinces have legislative authority in areas such as provincial taxation, non-renewable natural resources, forestry resources and electrical energy

An Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARICOM members and the Dominican Republic (CARIFORUM) and the European Union was signed in October 2008. It is being provisionally applied by all parties, except Haiti; it will enter into force once all parties have completed the ratification process. The Agreement covers goods and services liberalization and, inter alia, has provisions on electronic commerce (see below); competition; public procurement; intellectual property rights; and environmental protection. (...)

Chinese Taipei is encouraging the development of bio-diesel fuel in order to decrease the use of fossil fuel and thus reduce CO2 and other green house emissions

One of the main objectives of Morocco's agricultural policy is the conservation of natural resources.