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2 May 2008
Richard H. Jones named next IEA Deputy Executive Director
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2 May 2008
IEA View about Biofuels
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28 April 2008
IEA launches first World Energy Outlook in Spanish Executive Director William Ramsay and the Spanish Energy Club present the WEO 2007 in Madrid
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21 April 2008
Key Note address by Nobuo Tanaka to the 11th International Energy Forum in Rome
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10 April 2008
IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka addresses the 9th International Oil Summit
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25 March 2008
OPEC Secretary General’s Visit to IEA Underscores Shared Commitment to Dialogue
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20 March 2008
IEA urges to overcome market barriers to increased energy efficiency in buildings
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Forthcoming Publications

Energy in the Western Balkans - The Path to Reform and Reconstruction

06 June 2008
Energy Technology Perspectives
Scenarios & Strategies to 2050
Latest Publications

26 March 2008
Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Finland
2007 Review
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20 March 2008
Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments
Case Studies in the Residential Sector
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IEA in the Press
| Business News Americas, 02 May 2008 |
Discussing Chile’s possible accession to the IEA with officials from the South American country, the Agency’s Deputy Executive Director William Ramsay told BNamericas that “in the context of Chile becoming a candidate for the OECD, we have obviously sent out feelers to see what the country is thinking about its eventual association with the IEA”. He specified that, to join the IEA, Chile would need to accumulate strategic stockpiles equivalent to at least 90 days of net oil imports.
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| The Australian, 26 April 2008 |
The newspaper is running a special report on clean energy and refers to the IEA publication Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments which calls on governments to improve energy efficiency. “It is by far the most cost-effective way to deliver increased energy security, reduced energy costs and a cleaner environment”, The Australian quotes the IEA, highlighting that buildings can play a key role as they are responsible for 40 per cent of global energy consumption and 24 per cent of CO2 emissions.
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| The Independent, 23 April 2008 |
The current surge in oil prices prompts warnings of global recession, the newspaper writes and quotes IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka as saying at the International Energy Forum (IEF) in Rome that he had “some concern” that the price hike is having “a negative impact on economic growth”.
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