Tag: IEA

IEA launches new GPT tool to explore flagship energy data and analysis using artificial intelligence

Stuart Mitchell

The IEA has released a new, AI agent for users to explore the 2024 edition of the Agency’s flagship World Energy Outlook – allowing anyone curious about the report’s findings to more easily dig into its data, analysis and projections. The GPT tool, built on Microsoft Azure using Copilot Studio, was first announced at the IEA’s Global Conference on Energy & AI held in Paris earlier this month. The agent – powered by an AI model that has been trained on the full World Energy Outlook 2024 (WEO-2024) report –…

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At major IEA conference, decision-makers from tech, energy and government underscore AI’s implications for energy security and transitions

Stuart Mitchell

IEA Executive Director emphasises ‘there is no AI without energy – specifically electricity’ at event involving 300 participants, including tech & energy leaders and government ministers Leading figures from governments, the energy sector, the tech industry and civil society gathered this week for the first major international meeting of its kind addressing the deepening links between energy and artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology rapidly develops and uptake soars. The IEA’s Global Conference on Energy & AI on 4 and 5 December featured a high-level roundtable focused on building strategic…

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Policy momentum behind critical minerals recycling gathering pace but greater uptake required

Stuart Mitchell

First-of-its-kind IEA report shows scaling up critical minerals recycling can deliver major benefits for energy security, diversification and emissions reductions. A surge in new policies and facilities to support the recycling of critical minerals, the essential raw materials that go into clean energy technologies, could significantly reduce potential strains on supply as countries pursue energy transitions. The report, Recycling of Critical Minerals: strategies to scale up recycling and urban mining, shows that the growth in new mining supply for critical minerals could be brought down by between 25-40% by mid-century…

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Governments have unleashed a wave of clean energy policies to benefit from the new energy economy

Stuart Mitchell

New IEA report offers first-of-its-kind global inventory of the policies countries are leveraging to advance clean energy transitions and improve energy security Government support and incentives for clean energy technologies have reached new highs as policymakers place renewed focus on energy security in the wake of multiple crises in recent years, according to a new IEA report. The first edition of the report – State of Energy Policy 2024 – provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date global picture of energy policies by country and sector, highlighting the most substantial changes…

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New IEA global commission will champion policies supporting fairness and affordability in clean energy transitions

Stuart Mitchell

Led by Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Ribera of Spain and Minister Alexandre Silveira of Brazil, commission convenes leaders from across society to help ensure benefits of transitions are shared widely and equitably The IEA is convening a new Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions to examine how to design and implement policies that lead to a more equitable energy system – supporting decision makers around the world as they seek to prioritise affordability and fairness in clean energy transitions. The new Commission will draw on international best practices and…

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