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        IRENA International collaborations

        International Renewable Energy Agency The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, with a specific focus on renewable energy. In 2019, the IEA and IRENA further enhanced existing cooperative efforts between the two organisations by signing a Memorandum of Understanding that builds upon a previous agreement signed in 2012.The two agencies have a long-standing collaboration on data...

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        History of the IEA Mission

        From oil security to steering the world toward secure and sustainable energy transitions At the heart of the global dialogue on energy security and clean energy transitions, the International Energy Agency is the world’s leading energy authority. We provide reliable and comprehensive data, analysis, and policy recommendations with the goal of shaping a secure, sustainable and affordable energy future for all while meeting the climate change objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement.The IEA was foun...

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        Industry Technology collaboration

        Enabling greater industrial energy efficiency and supporting innovation for cost-effective industrial technologies and system configurations

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        Japan 2019 International collaborations - G20

        IEA Contribution to G20 Hydrogen At the request of the government of Japan under its G20 presidency, the IEA has produced a landmark report to analyse the current state of play for hydrogen and to offer guidance on its future development.The Future of Hydrogen finds that clean hydrogen is currently enjoying unprecedented political and business momentum, with the number of policies and projects around the world expanding rapidly. It concludes that now is the time to scale up technologies and...

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        RETA International collaborations

        An initiative to enhance the capacity of regulators to increase the speed of the clean energy transitions

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        Italy 2021 International collaborations - G20

        IEA Contribution to G20 A first ever joint G20 energy and climate Ministerial meeting Under its Presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), the government of Italy invited the IEA to be a strategic partner for energy and climate, and to help support discussions on sustainable recovery, investment and finance.  The IEA has played a critical role in the first ever joint meeting of G20 energy and climate ministers, held in Naples on 23 July 2021. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol ...

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        Fusion power Technology collaboration

        Fundamental and applied research including device-specific research and cross-cutting research such as materials and safety

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        Critical Minerals Security Programme

        …conducting regular tabletop exercises (TTX) with member governments, simulating realistic supply shocks for specific materials. The exercises aim to enhance emergency preparedness, also providing a platform to test emergency response measures and explore opportunities for international cooperation. The IEA has held two major TTXs, one on graphite in 2024 and another on rare earths in 2025. Market disruption monitoring and emergency response procedure When supply disruptions occur, rapid assessment of their implications is essential to deploying effective stopgap measures. Timely market monitoring and disruption assessments provide the intelligence needed to inform decisive and well-targeted actions. An effective, data-driven...

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        Italy 2024 International collaborations - G7

        IEA Contributions to the G7 For Italy’s Presidency of the G7 in 2024, the IEA produced a wide range of analysis and recommendations that allow the G7 to deliver a strong commitment to the implementation of the COP28 energy outcomes, part of what is known as the UAE Consensus. The IEA advice helps the G7 to design actions in support of global targets on tripling renewable energy capacity, doubling the annual rate of energy efficiency improvement and transitioning away from fossil fuels in the ene...

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        India 2023 International collaborations - G20

        IEA Contributions to the G20 The IEA has contributed widely to India's G20 Presidency in 2023. The Agency’s core engagement is its support for the Energy Transitions Working Group. It is also contributing to the Development Working Group and Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group in the Sherpa Track, and to the Framework Working Group and Sustainable Finance Working Groups in the Finance Track.G20 Sherpa TrackBuilding upon and expanding its partnership with the Government of India, the IEA has wo...

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