Tag: International Energy Agency (IEA)

International collaboration has delivered in some high emissions sectors, but progress must speed up

Stuart Mitchell

Strengthening international collaboration is vital to reduce emissions in the global economy’s largest emitting sectors to deliver on ambitious climate pledges, new report finds Some sectors are making notable progress through international cooperation, but more widespread efforts are needed to achieve clean energy transitions and reach 2030 climate goals, according to the latest Breakthrough Agenda report. The new report – an annual collaboration between the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champions – shows that countries are making encouraging advances in laying the foundations for the…

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IEA policy review highlights UK leadership on climate policy and emission reduction efforts

Stuart Mitchell

Renewables and coal phase-out has helped the United Kingdom lower electricity system emissions, but greater focus is needed on end-use sectors to further advance its clean energy transition The IEA regularly conducts reviews of the energy and related climate policies of its member countries and provides recommendations – a process that supports energy policy development and encourages the exchange of international best practices and experiences. This latest review of the United Kingdom, based on work conducted during its previous government, finds that it has made significant progress to-date on emissions…

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Energy, finance and climate leaders address need to boost investment in clean energy at high-level dialogue in London

Stuart Mitchell

At COP29-IEA roundtable, participants from across public and private sector exchange views on getting capital to projects that need it, especially in emerging and developing economies The COP29 Presidency and the International Energy Agency (IEA), in close partnership with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, today held the second in a series of High-Level Energy Transition Dialogues ahead of the COP29 climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. The dialogue – which was co-chaired by COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol – was hosted by the City of…

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Progress on basic energy access reverses for first time in a decade

Stuart Mitchell

Global energy access gap worsens as population growth outpaces new connections: 685 million people living without electricity access in 2022, 2.1 billion people continue to rely on damaging cooking fuels globally. A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO), released today, finds that the world remains off course to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 for energy by 2030. SDG 7 is to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable…

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Sharp declines in critical mineral prices mask risks of future supply strains as energy transitions advance

Stuart Mitchell

Prices for key minerals used in clean energy technologies dropped in 2023, but new IEA analysis shows need for greater and more diversified investment to support efforts to reach energy and climate goals Pressure eased in 2023 on the market for minerals that go into electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and other clean energy technologies, as supply outpaced surging demand. But a new report from the International Energy Agency finds that major additional investments are still needed to meet the world’s energy and climate objectives. The Global Critical Minerals…

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