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Office of Global Energy Dialogue
Energy markets are becoming increasingly global, with well over half of the growth in world energy demand and supply now occuring in transition and emerging economies, particularly in Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Problem areas such as high oil dependence, subsidised energy prices, untapped energy efficiency and fast increasing GHG emissions will accelerate with these countries' rapid but also welcome, economic development.
The IEA has been studying energy-related developments and drawing policy lessons from the global experience for over 30 years. We want to share these lessons with key transition and emerging economies. The IEA’s Office of Global Energy Dialogue (OGED) was established in 1993 to better understand the energy situation of countries outside IEA membership, and to develop policy dialogue and collaborative programmes with them. The IEA is working increasingly with these countries and this ‘outreach’ forms an important part of the IEA’s focus on promoting global energy security, environmental protection, and economic development.
At this time, the OGED has bilateral and regional programs with Russia, Ukraine, Central/Eastern Europe, Caspian/Central Asia, the Middle East, China, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil.
Bilateral and Regional
Dialogue and Programmes
The IEA develops dialogue and programmes with key non-member countries
through:
- bilateral and regional meetings/workshops, and international conferences;
- sector reviews;
- international collaboration on energy research and development;
- statistics training; and
- analysis and information exchange.
Areas for dialogue and programmes has included:
- oil supply security and emergency preparedness;
- oil markets;
- policy reviews and surveys;
- scenario analysis;
- climate change and environmental instruments;
- market reform;
- electricity and gas regulatory and cross-border trade/transit issues ;
- efficiency and labelling;
- indicators, data and modelling; and
- R&D and new technology.
Details of the bilateral dialogue and programs with specific countries and regions can be viewed under the country and region pages.
International Dialogue
The IEA hosts regular international policy and technical conferences of energy experts from non member countries. An example is the IEA ‘Oil Producer-Consumer Dialogue’ of experts from oil producing and consuming countries. The IEA has fostered this Dialogue for more than a decade and it has lead to closer understanding and co-operation between oil producing and consuming nations. This Energy Experts' Dialogue is positioned between the biennial Ministerial summits of the International Energy Forum.
Relationships for the Long Term
The IEA views its dialogue and programs with key non member countries as a two-way street and the basis for long-term working relationships. As part of the working relationship with key non-member countries, the IEA has entered into memoranda of understanding to underpin co-operation with Russia, China, India, and Southeast Asia.
The IEA enjoys a place at the policy table of many of these key economies. The IEA’s 30 years of experience and its reputation for objectivity attract high level officials and industry to debate energy issues. IEA work has had an identifiable impact on policy decisions across the globe.
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