Tag: IEA

Clean Cooking Alliance to integrate into the IEA in major step forward for international cooperation on clean cooking access

Stuart Mitchell

The move deepens the Agency’s leadership on clean cooking, enhancing in-country delivery and establishing a dedicated multilateral forum on the topic. At its 2026 Ministerial Meeting, the IEA announced that its Member governments have approved hosting the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) as a multilateral initiative. The IEA and CCA will partner with governments and industry to tackle one of the world’s most pressing development challenges through strengthened in-country policy support, enhanced coordination with industry and the mobilisation of additional investment. IEA analysis shows that more than 2 billion people lack…

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New podcast episode examines the surge in energy jobs

Stuart Mitchell

  The latest episode of the IEA’s Everything Energy podcast surveys the global landscape for energy jobs, looking at the biggest engines for growth across the sector and the challenges that could undermine future momentum. Now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the episode features insights from Elspeth Hathaway and Rebecca Ruff, two authors of the World Energy Employment 2025 report. They discuss the demographics of the energy sector, what has been driving the strong increase in global energy employment, and how to tackle growing skills shortages, which could complicate efforts by countries to meet…

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New podcast episode explores the state of play for hydrogen

Stuart Mitchell

The latest episode of the IEA’s Everything Energy podcast examines key developments in the global hydrogen sector today, drawing on the latest data to assess how current trends measure up against government and industry ambitions. Now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the episode features insights from Energy Technology Analyst José Bermudez, the lead author of the IEA’s annual Global Hydrogen Review. He discusses what has driven enthusiasm about hydrogen across the energy sector, the challenges that have arisen in recent years, and how production could evolve to 2030. The IEA’s Everything Energy podcast offers…

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IEA to host Mission Innovation Secretariat in step to enhance international energy technology cooperation

Stuart Mitchell

Mission Innovation’s 24 member governments from around the world approve basing the secretariat at IEA headquarters, cementing collaboration between the organisations The International Energy Agency will host the Mission Innovation Secretariat, a global government initiative that works to catalyse action and investment in research, development and demonstration of advanced energy technologies. The decision for the Mission Innovation Secretariat to join several other global initiatives at the Paris headquarters of the IEA, the world’s energy authority, has been approved by the member governments of both organisations. Mission Innovation was launched in…

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New podcast episode explores how to deliver electricity access to 600 million people across Africa

Stuart Mitchell

The latest episode of the IEA’s Everything Energy podcast examines the strategies and investments needed to expand electricity access to the 600 million people in Africa who still live without it. Now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the episode features insights from Emma Gordon and Adam Ward, energy investment analysts and lead authors of a recent IEA report on this topic. They discuss new modelling that shows how to deliver universal electricity access across Africa in the next 10 years, along with the financial tools to make this milestone a reality. The IEA’s Everything…

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