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Law on the transition to green economy

2016LegislativeMitigationMore details
Sectors: Economy-wide, Energy, Waste, Water
The purpose of the law (full name: 'On introducing amendments and addenda to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the transition to green economy") is to improve legislation related to ecology and renewable energy.
 Changes are made to the Land, Water, Environment, Tax, and Enterprise Codes to introduce or strengthen sustainable practices (e.g. updated environmental and natural resources protections, extended producer responsibility, improved standards for water consumption, sustainable waste management).
 In direct relation to climate change, the law supplements the law 'on supporting the use of renewable energy sources' with amendments further supporting renewable electricity, creation of a renewable energy reserve fund, and improvement of the mechanisms for connecting renewable sources to national electric grid.
Full text (Kazakh) can be found here
Examples:
Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

Main document

Revisions and Additions to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Transition to a green economy
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Other documents in this entry

Concept on the Transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to a Green Economy
supporting documentationPDF
  • Cut CO2 emissions in electric power industry to baseline, then 40% below--- by 2020, 2050 against a 2012 baselineEnergy: Energy Efficiency · Target year: 2050
  • 10% cut energy intensity of GDP, then 25%, then 50% by 2015, 2020, 2050 against a 2008 baselineEnergy: Energy Intensity · Target year: 2050
  • 3% wind power of total electricity production by 2020, then 10% by 2030Energy: Renewable Energy: Wind · Target year: 2030
  • 50% renewable in electric power industry by 2050Energy: Renewable Energy · Target year: 2050

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