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IEA welcomes France’s commitment to combating climate change and urges the government to pursue electricity sector reforms
26 July 2010
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IEA encourages Turkey to further reform its energy sector and move towards a low-carbon economy
23 July 2010
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China overtakes the United States to become world’s largest energy consumer
20 July 2010
IEA calculations based on preliminary data show that China has now overtaken the United States to become the world's largest energy user. China's rise to the top ranking was faster than expected as it was much less affected by the global financial crisis than the United States.

For those who have been following energy consumption trends closely, this does not come as a surprise. What is more important is the phenomenal growth in demand that has taken place in China read more...


IEA Participates in Clean Energy Ministerial
19 July 2010
IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka addressed Ministers from 22 major economies at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) meeting in Washington, DC. Mr. Tanaka, who followed US Energy Secretary Stephen Chu, emphasised the importance of accelerating deployment of clean energy technologies which can enhance energy security, cut greenhouse gas emissions, spur economic growth and fight energy poverty around the world. read more...


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Xinhua News, 28 July 2010
IEA calls China’s growing energy demand “legitimate”

In an interview with the Chinese news agency Xinhua, IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol called China’s growing energy demand “legitimate and a very normal development” due to the country’s outstanding economic expansion. read more ... 

Today's Zaman, 24 July 2010
High Turkish Demand Growth Requires Investment, Energy Security Measures

Speaking in Ankara during the launch of Energy Policies of Turkey: 2009 Review, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka noted that the country’s energy use is expected to double over the next decade, read more ... 

New York Times, 5 July 2010
China’s success in energy efficiency crucial to limit global warming

The newspaper is featuring an article on China’s energy challenges and worries that these could become an international problem, likely to trouble any global efforts to try to avoid environmental damage from rising temperatures, and quotes read more ... 

Arab News, 4 July 2010
Energy subsidies also heating up in Saudi Arabia

Removing energy subsidies could change the energy game ‘quickly and substantially’, the Middle East’s leading English language daily quotes IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol as saying. The newspaper refers to a joint report by the IEA, OPEC, OECD and the World Bank, read more ... 

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25 July 2010
China has overtaken the U.S. to become the world's hungriest energy consumer, according to the IEA. Fatih Birol, IEA Chief Economist, talks about this with Tyler Suiters from Clean Skies News.
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