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Pro-nuclear leaders push atomic energy to cut CO2 emissions, boost security of supply

A global push to expand nuclear power continued recently as world leaders from more than 30 countries and the European Union met at the...

Ahead of COP28, global effort intensifies to scale up clean energy, reduce fossil fuel demand

Momentum behind efforts to build a broad coalition to keep the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C within reach increased at...

There will be oil: US, IEA counter Putin’s war

The United States and the other 30 member countries of the International Energy Agency agreed on March 1 to release 60 million barrels of...

IEA sets roadmap to net-zero emissions by 2050

Ahead of the UN COP26 climate change convention in Glasgow in November, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a special report released on...

IEA: Renewable power capacity added in 2020 rises by 45% to 280 GW

The International Energy Agency said on May 11 renewable sources of electricity such as wind and solar grew at their fastest rate in two...

IEA: Demand for critical minerals is set to soar as the world pursues net zero goals

Demand for critical minerals is set to soar as the world pursues net zero goals, a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA)...

Global CO2 emissions are set to jump by 1.5 gigatonnes in 2021, IEA warns

Global CO2 emissions are set to jump by 1.5 gigatonnes in 2021 – led by a rebound in coal demand mainly from the power...

EU joins forces with IEA to grow global movement for net-zero emissions

Top international energy and climate leaders from more than 40 countries took part in the International Energy Agency IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit on March...

IEA: Oil markets uncertain after rebound from historic Covid-19 global demand drop

The International Energy Agency’s new Oil 2021 report shows the COVID-19 pandemic caused a historic drop in global oil demand, but not necessarily a...

SolarPower Europe urges EU to up renewables target at least 45%

On the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), SolarPower Europe urged the European Commission to increase the EU’s overall renewable energy target,...

IEA to develop roadmap to net-zero emissions by 2050

The International Energy Agency on January 11 announced that it will produce the world’s first comprehensive roadmap for the energy sector to reach net-zero...

OPEC, IEA underscore importance of oil and gas market stability

International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo underscored the importance of...

Playing Russian roulette with the US shale oil industry

The rapid growth of the US shale industry seems to be at the heart of the Saudi-Russia crude oil price war. Already weak from...

After 2 years of growth, global energy-related emissions flatline in 2019

Despite widespread expectations of another increase, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stopped growing in 2019, data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on...

IEA says oil and gas companies must embrace clean energy

As government and industry leaders gathered during the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos on January 21, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said...

At Davos, IEA says oil and gas companies must embrace clean energy

As government and industry leaders gathered during the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos on January 21, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said...

Iran escalates tensions in the Persian Gulf after seizing UK tanker

In the latest escalation in the Persian Gulf region, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard reportedly captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz...

Hamburg highlights wind energy role in fighting climate change

HAMBURG – Cross-boarder electricity interconnections are vital for Europe to achieve its climate and energy goals and integrate more renewables into energy markets but...

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