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Second-generation biofuels can play a crucial role in the transport sector
9 February 2010 IEA and GTZ launch study on sustainable production of second-generation biofuels in Berlin. See event notice |
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IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka presents ‘Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Italy 2009 Review’ in Rome.
3 February 2010 See press release... |
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IEA to host oil industry forum in Tokyo with IEEJ and METI
28 January 2010 On 25-26 February 2010, the IEA will be jointly hosting with the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) an oil industry forum in Tokyo. The two-day event will include a workshop on oil market volatility and a conference on a broad range of oil market topics. The workshop (under the Chatham House Rule) will examine key oil price drivers and the causes of price volatility as well as measures to enhance market stability. It is the third in an occasional series of workshops looking at oil price formation, with previous events held in 2004 and 2008. The 2nd day will feature an open conference on oil market challenges, organised by IEEJ and METI. |
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IEA Looks Forward after Copenhagen
13 January 2010 IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka and Head of the IEA Climate Change Unit Richard Baron present Agency views on the outcome of Copenhagen and its implications for future IEA work. Click here. |
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Forthcoming Publications
25 March 2010
Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2010 Edition
30 March 2010
Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Belgium (February-March 2010)
2009 Review
Latest Publications
03 February 2010
Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Italy
2009 Review
see press release...
08 December 2009
Cities, Towns and Renewable Energy: Yes in my front yard
see press release...
IEA in the Press
| Reuters, 28 January 2010
IEA calls to substantially ramp up investment to fight climate change Speaking about the investment needed to avoid dangerous climate change, IEA industry expert Cecilia Tam said, “there is a big funding gap”. Referring to an estimated USD 150 billion which was invested globally last year, she said “we need at least a doubling by 2015”. According to Tam, if over the next 20 years the world is to boost renewable power, build greener buildings and roll out more fuel-scrimping cars including hybrid and electric models, it must invest more than an additional USD 500 billion annually.
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| International Herald Tribune, 27 January 2010
IEA deplores uncertainty for energy investors after Copenhagen At a World Economic Forum (Davos) discussion of the impact of the Copenhagen outcome on business, IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol said “there still is no clear signal for the energy sector after Copenhagen, and that means that the existing uncertainty on energy sector investments continues, particularly in the developing world.” He added that “investors still have incentives to build the kind of conventional coal-fired plants that lock in significant amounts of carbon emissions for many years to come.”
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| Oman Daily Observer, 25 January 2010
IEA expert highlights role of coal in world energy supply At a coal seminar in Muscat/Oman, IEA coal analyst Brian Ricketts spoke about the global perspective for coal. He underlined the inexorable growth of coal demand in power generation, particularly in China which relies on the fuel for 81 per cent of its electricity and two-thirds of its energy demand. He stressed that dealing with the rise in CO2 emissions associated with growing coal use was an absolute necessity.
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