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People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions
Putting people, and inclusivity, at the centre of all clean energy transitions not only improves people’s lives, but is also key to successful implementation of energy and climate policies.The IEA’s people-centred clean energy transitions programme supports governments to ensure their clean energy transition strategies are truly fair and inclusive, with a focus on skills, decent jobs, worker protection, social and economic development, equality, social inclusion and fairness, while engaging people as active participants.The programme builds on the work of the Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions, an independent panel of 30 members convened by…
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China 2016 International collaborations - G20
IEA Contribution to G20 IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol is third from right in the back row. (Photo courtesy of the EU Commission, all rights reserved) The IEA has played a critical role in supporting the energy discussions under the China Presidency of the G20 in 2016. The IEA participated in, among other, the NEA IGU Natural Gas day on 29 June and G20 Ministerial on 30 June.The first IEA's report dedicated to energy efficiency in China was launched at the G20 Energy Efficiency Forum in Beij...
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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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Clean Energy Transitions Programme
Accelerating clean-energy transitions in major emerging economies The CETP turns targets into action, working to accelerate progress towards the goal of global net zero emissions through secure and people-centred clean energy transitions, with a focus on major emerging and developing economies. By supporting the greatest energy reorientation of this century, CETP is leading the global fight against climate change and advancing the IEA’s mission to shape a secure and sustainable energy future for all.Since its inception in 2017, the CETP has grown to become the IEA's flagship programme for strengthening the Agency's global leadership…
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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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Global Methane Engagement Programme
…Key reports Multilateral Convenings Within the framework of the Programme, the IEA has hosted several successful multilateral convenings on methane abatement, beginning with a high-level event at the New York Climate Week 2024 with Minister-level participation, followed by three regional roundtables focused on translating commitments to reduce methane emissions into concrete action.The first regional roundtable, held in October 2024 in Baku with Azerbaijan’s COP29 Presidency, focused on the Caucasus and Central Asia. The second took place in Lima in July 2025 in partnership with the Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLCADE) and Peru’s Ministry…
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GEF Global E-Mobility Programme International collaborations
About the programme The GEF funded Global E-Mobility Programme was launched at COP26 in 2021 with the IEA as one of the supporting executing agencies. UNEP has the overall responsibility for the Programme that stretches for 6 years with the aim to support low- and middle-income countries with their shift to electro-mobility. The IEA’s role is to lead the development of written and online tools aimed to build knowledge and networks around policies for electric light-duty vehicles and charging in...
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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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International Energy Forum International collaborations
An independent and neutral facilitator of open dialogue on energy The International Energy Forum (IEF) is an independent and neutral facilitator of open dialogue on energy with key global oil and gas actors, helping to ensure energy security and transparency. Covering all six continents and accounting for around 90% of global supply and demand for oil and gas, the IEF comprises not only consuming and producing countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Organization...
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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...