A policy tracker published by the International Energy Agency on June 12, 2026, indicates that 113 countries and the European Commission have implemented at least one energy policy change in response to recent energy market disruptions. These changes include measures to support consumers, conserve energy, and pursue structural reforms for long-term energy shifts.

Governments worldwide have focused on consumer support, with 92 countries enacting policies to assist their populations. Among these, 55 countries adjusted energy taxes, and 32 countries introduced new fuel subsidies or expanded existing ones. Additionally, 23 countries implemented price caps on energy, while 41 countries enacted other forms of consumer support measures. For example, Malta reduced its fuel tax, and Fiji introduced a diesel rebate for its primary electricity provider. Spain cut its fuel value-added tax, including for vehicle fuel and liquefied petroleum gas, and suspended the hydrocarbon excise duty, also reducing its electricity tax. Sweden provided assistance for electricity bill payments and offered crisis support to its farming and fishing industries. The government of Mozambique began subsidizing public transit.

Energy conservation has also been a focus, with 58 countries enacting related policies. This includes 40 countries that launched public awareness campaigns, as seen in Ireland and Japan, which both encouraged energy conservation. Bangladesh limited air conditioning temperatures, closed public and private universities, asked its citizens and businesses to save energy, capped fuel purchases for vehicles, and promoted public transportation. Specific conservation measures included 25 countries enacting transport-related policies, 20 countries implementing government travel-related conservation, 17 countries enacting work-from-home policies, eight countries addressing cooling, and seven countries focusing on schools and universities.

Twenty-eight countries have pursued structural policies aimed at long-term energy changes. This includes 19 countries enacting electrification policies, and 12 countries implementing energy efficiency structural policies. Ten countries have enacted other structural policies. The Netherlands, for instance, accelerated the trade-in of internal combustion engine vehicles for electric vehicles and the replacement of gas boilers with heat pumps. Sweden accelerated the electrification of public vehicles, such as police cars. The Philippines declared a national energy emergency. Overall, 29 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have enacted 124 energy policy changes, with Laos implementing nine types of changes. Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam have each enacted at least six types of energy-focused policy changes. In Europe, 30 countries and the European Commission have enacted 86 energy policy changes. Sweden also halved the price of public transport passes and extended reductions on gas taxes. In the United States, there have been no nationwide energy policy changes in response to the war, though individual states like Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, and Utah have provided some form of relief from state gas taxes. President Donald Trump floated the idea of suspending the federal gas tax in May 2026.