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International Energy Agency News
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Statement on recent developments in natural gas and electricity markets
The steep rise in European gas prices has been driven by a combination of a strong recovery in demand and tighter-than-expected supply, as well as several weather-related factors. These include a particularly cold and long heating season in Europe ...
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Strength of IEA-ASEAN energy cooperation highlighted at Ministerial meeting
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol spoke today to Energy Ministers from across Southeast Asia about the latest global and regional energy trends, pathways to net zero emissions and the importance of clean energy investment. He was ...
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Appliance standards and labelling is highly effective at reducing energy use, new joint study finds
Policies that introduce minimum efficiency performance standards and energy-consumption labelling on appliances and equipment have led to reduced power consumption, lower carbon emissions, and cost savings for consumers, according to analysis ...
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IEA contributes to Brazilian government report on energy efficiency of road freight sector
Brazil has significant opportunities to improve the energy intensity of its road freight sector, which is responsible for an estimated 13% of energy demand in the country, according to a report by the country’s Energy Research Office (EPE) ...
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IEA and OECD team up to review clean energy investment climate in Indonesia
The IEA is working with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to review Indonesia’s clean energy investment climate to identify barriers to financing its energy transition and provide policy recommendations for ...
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IEA launches first in-depth review of India’s energy policies
In partnership with NITI Aayog, the International Energy Agency (IEA) today released the first in-depth review of India’s energy policies. The report highlights the achievements of India’s energy policies and provides ...
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Asia is set to support global coal demand for the next five years
Global coal demand is expected to decline in 2019 but remain broadly stable over the next five years, supported by robust growth in major Asian markets, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest market analysis and ...
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REGISTER NOW for the IEA`s Coal 2019 embargoed press webinar on Friday, 13 December
WHAT: Under embargo press webinar for the launch of IEA`s Coal 2019: Analysis and Forecasts to 2024 WHO: Keisuke Sadamori, Director, Energy Markets and Security and Carlos Fernandez Alvarez, Senior Energy Analyst WHEN: Friday, 13 December 2019 at ...
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IEA Ministerial Meeting highlights Agency’s pivotal role in global energy governance
Global energy leaders met in Paris this week for the International Energy Agency’s Ministerial Meeting, a two-day event that underscored the IEA’s central role in global energy security and clean energy transitions. ...
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World Energy Outlook 2019 highlights deep disparities in the global energy system
Deep disparities define today’s energy world. The dissonance between well-supplied oil markets and growing geopolitical tensions and uncertainties. The gap between the ever-higher amounts of greenhouse gas emissions being produced and the ...
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Deep disparities define the global energy system
Welcome to a special edition of the energy mix newsletter focused on the World Energy Outlook 2019, the IEA’s flagship report that came out this morning. Deep disparities define today’s energy world. The dissonance between ...
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Africa’s energy future matters for the world
Africa is set to become increasingly influential in shaping global energy trends over the next two decades as it undergoes the largest process of urbanisation the world has ever seen, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. ...
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Embargoed webinar for the IEA’s Africa Energy Outlook 2019 report launch
The International Energy Agency will release the most comprehensive global analysis to date on Africa’s energy sector in a new World Energy Outlook special report on Friday, 8 November, 2019. IEA Chief Energy Modeller Laura Cozzi will host an ...
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Behind the worrying global slowdown in energy efficiency
Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions. As a result of policies, technology and markets, the intensity of the world’s energy use improved by 1.2% last year. Yet this was the ...
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Time to act as global energy efficiency progress drops to slowest rate since start of decade
Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions, but the global rate of progress is slowing – a trend that has major implications for consumers, businesses and the environment, according ...
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REGISTER NOW: IEA`s Africa Energy Outlook 2019 embargoed press webinar on Thursday, 7 November
The International Energy Agency will release the most comprehensive global analysis to date on Africa’s energy sector in a new World Energy Outlook special report on Friday, 8 November, 2019. IEA Chief Energy ...
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Launch of the IEA’s Energy Efficiency 2019 report on 4 November 2019
The International Energy Agency will launch its annual market report on energy efficiency on Monday, 4 November, at 6:00 am Paris time. Energy Efficiency 2019 is the IEA’s global tracker of energy efficiency trends, providing policy makers ...
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3 new IEA reports provide fresh insights into Southeast Asia’s energy future
Southeast Asia is set to become a key driver of world energy trends over the next 20 years as its energy demand grows at twice the global average, reflecting the region’s economic rise but also increasing the challenges for its policy makers, ...
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Press conference for IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2019 report on 13 November 2019
WHAT: Press conference for the launch of the IEA`s World Energy Outlook 2019 WHO: Dr Fatih Birol, IEA Executive Director, Laura Cozzi, IEA Chief Energy Modeller, and Tim Gould, IEA Head of Division for Energy Supply and Investment ...
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Offshore wind to become a $1 trillion industry
Offshore wind power will expand impressively over the next two decades, boosting efforts to decarbonise energy systems and reduce air pollution as it becomes a growing part of electricity supply, according to an International Energy Agency report ...