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Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks Initiative
Stepping up global action for clean energy to fight climate change through power system modernisation Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks (3DEN) is an inter-agency collaboration between the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security and the United Nations Environment Programme. It supports the acceleration of power system modernisation through digitalisation, smart grid solutions and demand-side resource integration to translate into tangible improvements in reliability, affordability, and inclusion for households, communities, and businesses.The global initiative provides policy support, project finance insights, and regulatory guidance to help countries enhance energy efficiency, scale up renewable energy integration, and strengthen…
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Global Methane Engagement Programme
The Global Methane Engagement Programme is the IEA’s principal initiative for stakeholder engagement on abatement of methane emissions from the energy sector. Building on the IEA’s leading analysis on methane abatement from fossil fuel operations, the Global Methane Engagement Programme develops opportunities for cooperation and exchange on methane abatement among key stakeholders, including government officials, regulators, industry representatives and international partners at the global, regional and country-level.The IEA’s work under the Programme is supported by the annually updated Global Methane Tracker that provides the most comprehensive overview of global and national methane emissions levels, abatement…
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Energy Data Centre (EDC) online training Training
Background information Understanding the methods used to produce accurate data is vital to producing the meaningful energy statistics that help guide energy industry and policy makers. The world-recognized global energy statistics of the IEA are the result of its abundant data resources and a powerful team of experts.The IEA Energy Data Centre has designed a bi-annual virtual training course to teach the essential definitions, methods and tools for developing and reporting a wide range of compr...
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Germany 2022 International collaborations - G7
IEA Contributions to the G7 G7 Summit, Schloss Elmau, 26-28 June In 2022, the IEA advised the G7 on energy security, clean energy financing and supply chains, Just Energy Transition Partnerships, and climate change.In June, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol took part in the G7 Summit in Elmau, Germany, where he briefed world leaders on the IEA’s recommendations for responding to the global energy crisis. At the invitation of Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, head of the G7 Presidency, Dr Birol...
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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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Indonesia 2022 International collaborations - G20
IEA Contribution to G20 The government of Indonesia, which holds this year’s Presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), invited the International Energy Agency to help shape G20 discussions on accelerating energy transitions by providing analysis and recommendations on net zero pathways, clean energy technologies, and investment and global energy markets and security.In this role as a strategic partner to the government of Indonesia, the IEA also supported the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resour...
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Brazil 2024 International collaborations - G20
IEA Contributions to the G20 IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol (center) with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil (right) and Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira (left). IEA supports energy transition and climate action outcomes in the run-up to the Rio G20 Summit To support sustainable, affordable and secure global energy transitions, the IEA worked in close partnership with Brazil's G20 Presidency in 2024. The Agency is contributing to two new horizontal taskforces, the&n...
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South Africa 2025 International collaborations - G20
IEA Contributions to the G20 Partnering with South Africa for a successful G20 The International Energy Agency (IEA) is delighted to be an official partner of the G20 South African Presidency, actively contributing to the Sherpa and Finance Tracks, as well as the Taskforce 1 on Inclusive Economic Growth, Industrialisation, Employment and Reduced Inequality. The IEA collaboration with South Africa is at the heart of the partnership set out in the two-year Joint Work Programme to guide bilateral c...
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Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies
The need for more and better energy efficiency is more pressing than ever Energy efficiency plays a critical role in addressing climate change, energy security and the economic welfare of people. The E4 programme has pioneered the IEA’s work with major emerging economies since 2014, supporting Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa at a country-level and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa at a regional-level. The programme supports exchanges and cross-learning between partner countries and regions, helping countries build, implement and monitor effective energy efficiency.Against the…
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Designing for fairness
Key objectives The IEA convened the Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions: Designing for Fairness to develop actionable policy recommendations for energy and climate ministers and international decision makers on how to fully integrate the principle of fairness into the design of all clean energy policies.The Commission is co-chaired by Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Commission, and Alexandre Silveira de Oliveira, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy. It comprises energy, climate and labour leaders from governments around the world, along with high-level representatives from international organisations and labour, Indigenous, youth and civil…