Coverage
We believe transparency about what we cover — and what we don't — is more useful than headline counts. Below is the current state of the database. We refresh this page each month after the ingestion run.
Last refreshed: 2026-05-09 · 4,300+ documents · Browse the full database here.
Quick orient: 8 high-volume countries · 5 substantial · 14 with core national plans · ~100+ incidental (NDC-only).
High volume — sector research dominant
Deep document volume, but coverage is concentrated in a single ministry or research-paper class. Use the per-country notes below to understand what is actually there. Canonical statutory documents may still be missing — we disclose this honestly.
Substantial — national strategy documents present
Solid base of national strategy documents. Suitable for most country-level research questions on headline policies.
Selected — core national plans present
Includes the canonical national plan(s) for each country (PRODESEN / PDP / PEP / NDC etc.). Sufficient for country-specific verification of headline targets and dates.
Incidental
Mostly only NDC submissions or international aggregator entries. Not yet usable for country-specific research.
Known canonical document gaps
High document volume does not guarantee that the headline statutory documents are indexed. Below are concrete gaps we know exist, disclosed up front. We are working to close these (see Coming next).
Chile
Missing: CNE tariff orders, PMGD price stabilisation rules, Ley General de Servicios Eléctricos, Ley 21455 (Climate Change Framework Law)
Have: 200+ Ministry of Environment (MMA) documents — biodiversity, air quality, just transition
India
Missing: Electricity Act 2003, CERC tariff orders, MNRE solar/wind policy notifications
Have: 240+ NITI Aayog policy papers + selected MoEF/BEE statutory (CCTS, GEI Rules)
South Africa
Missing: Climate Change Act 2024, Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019, REIPPPP Bid Window results, Carbon Tax Act 2019
Have: Eskom annual + operational reports, DFFE environment/forestry papers
Germany
Missing: Bundes-Klimaschutzgesetz (Federal Climate Protection Act), Energy Industry Act (EnWG), Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG)
Have: 170+ UBA Federal Environment Agency research, 60+ ICLEI city sustainability profiles
United States
Missing: Inflation Reduction Act 2022, Clean Air Act, EPA endangerment finding, FERC orders
Have: 800+ OSTI scientific/technical research, 90+ California CARB regulations
Coming next
These are the next gaps we are working on. Most are concrete enough to land within the next 1–2 monthly ingestion cycles.
- →Chile: Ley 21455 climate framework + CNE energy regulator orders
- →South Africa: IRP 2019, Carbon Tax Act 2019, Climate Change Act 2024
- →India: Electricity Act 2003, MNRE solar/wind policy notifications
- →Germany: Bundes-Klimaschutzgesetz, EnWG, EEG (Renewable Energy Sources Act)
- →United States: Inflation Reduction Act 2022, Clean Air Act core sections
- →Thailand: PDP 2024 once English version is published by EPPO
- →Mexico: PRODESEN 2024-2038 once SENER publishes (currently 2023-2037 only)
- →Vietnam: sector-specific roadmaps (offshore wind, hydrogen) beyond PDP8
Recently added
Statutory documents added in the latest QA cycle to close gaps surfaced by professional reviewers (CSDDD compliance, EIA process, carbon market frameworks).
- United KingdomClimate Change Act 2008 (full text) — 80% by 2050 target, five-year carbon budgets, Committee on Climate Change establishment
- United KingdomCCC Sixth Carbon Budget — UK's path to Net Zero (2020)
- United KingdomNet Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener (BEIS, 2021)
- United KingdomBritish Energy Security Strategy (BEIS, 2022)
- United KingdomMission Zero — Independent Review of Net Zero (Skidmore Review, 2023)
- IndiaEIA Notification 2006 (full text) — environmental clearance process, 4-stage procedure, statutory timelines
- IndiaCarbon Credit Trading Scheme — Compliance Procedure (BEE, 2023)
- IndiaGHG Emission Intensity Target Rules 2025 (MoEF gazette, 282 obligated entities)
- BrazilLei 15.042/2024 — SBCE Brazilian Emissions Trading System (CBE/CRVE, Phase I-V)
- BrazilLei 6.938/1981 (PNMA) + CONAMA Resolution 237/1997 — environmental licensing framework
- VietnamLaw 72/2020/QH14 (LEP 2020, English) — Group I/II EIA classification, GHG quota and carbon credit definitions
What we do not index (by design)
PolicyLens is optimised for strategic, regulatory, and policy-level analysis — national plans, NDCs, framework laws, statutory instruments. We deliberately do not cover the commercial/transactional layer below. If your work depends on these, this is not the right tool.
Auction clearing prices & tariff ceilings
Examples: ANEEL A-4 / A-5 results, SECI tariff caps, REIPPPP Bid Window outcomes, CENACE subastas, CNE tariff orders
These move every auction cycle (often quarterly) and live in regulator portals (ANEEL, MNRE, DMRE, CRE) rather than policy ministries. For live commercial pricing, use BNEF, Wood Mackenzie, S&P Global, or the regulators directly.
Implementing decrees & ministerial circulars governing commercial operations
Examples: Vietnam Decree 80/2024 (DPPA), Indonesia Permen ESDM TKDN, Mexico Ley de la Industria Eléctrica permit thresholds
We index national plans (PDP8, PRODESEN, etc.) and statutory laws, but not the downstream operational decrees that define eligibility, line distance, contract terms, or local content percentages for individual transactions.
Project-level documents
Examples: Individual PPA contracts, project finance term sheets, ESIA reports for specific projects
PolicyLens is country-and-policy-level. Project-level due diligence requires direct engagement with the developer, regulator, or specialised consultant.
Structural gaps (cannot be closed by adding documents)
These are gaps that exist because the source government has not issued such a document, or because the data category is outside our scope. We disclose them rather than fabricate or synthesize.
Brazil — renewable energy capacity target for 2030 (MW)
Brazil's planning framework (PDE / PNE) projects generation mix in TWh and shares, but does not publish an MW-denominated RE target the way Vietnam's PDP8 or India's NDC does. We will not synthesize one.
Vietnam — operational carbon price or active ETS
Vietnam's Law on Environmental Protection (No. 72/2020/QH14) defines GHG emission quotas and carbon credits as legal instruments, but as of this refresh no operational carbon price or live ETS exists. Pilot is mandated by the law but not yet launched.
Most countries — sector-by-sector cost curves
We index official policy documents, not consultancy/IEA modelling. Marginal abatement cost curves and sector-specific LCOE breakdowns are typically only in third-party reports.
Not covered (excluded by policy)
We choose to say "we don't have it" rather than ship unreliable data. These jurisdictions are excluded for transparency or access reasons. A few documents may appear via NDC submissions or international aggregators, but you should not expect comprehensive coverage.
China
Limited public document availability, frequent access restrictions for non-domestic IPs, and policies that change without persistent document trail.
Russia
Sanctions environment, declining policy transparency, and unreliable document availability.
Saudi Arabia
Most strategy documents not published in machine-readable form; ad-hoc royal decrees and limited centralized portal.
How we update
- · Each scraper refreshes its country every month from primary government portals.
- · Newly published documents are detected via incremental dedup; existing documents are not re-ingested.
- · When a coverage gap is reported by a customer, we evaluate it within one ingestion cycle.
- · If a document you need is missing, email info@namiflow.jp.