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Electricity Technology collaboration
Activities relating to innovation in electricity systems, such as smart grids, demand-side management and superconductivity technology
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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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France 2026 International collaborations - G7
IEA contributions to the G7 In 2026, France holds the Presidency of the Group of Seven (G7), with a focus on addressing global imbalances and creating mutually beneficial partnerships. France’s cross-cutting G7 priorities as announced by President Emmanuel Macron include: Resolving major geopolitical crises Strengthening the resilience of critical mineral value chains Fighting against organized crime and illicit flows Establishing new rules for global governance &n...
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Canada 2025 International collaborations - G7
IEA Contributions to the G7 In 2025, Canada holds the Presidency of the Group of Seven (G7), which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the G7. Canada’s overarching G7 priorities as announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney include three areas:Protecting our communities and the world;Building energy security and accelerating the digital transition;Securing the partnerships of the future.The G7 Leaders met in Kananaskis (Alberta) on 15-17 June 2025 (Chair’s Summary). Among several G7 joint statem...
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Energy Business Council Structure
Dialogue among the IEA, the business community and policymakers The IEA Energy Business Council (EBC) brings together some of the world’s largest companies involved in energy exploration, production and consumption, ranging from oil, natural gas and coal companies to automobile and appliance manufacturers, wind and solar producers and financial institutions. The aim of EBC is to promote dialogue among the IEA, business community and policymakers across a broad range of cross-cutting issues with ...
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Oil security and emergency response
Ensuring quick and effective response to major supply disruptions Ensuring energy security has been at the centre of the IEA’s mission since its creation in 1974, following the oil crisis in 1973. Today, the global oil market remains vulnerable to a wide range of risk factors, including natural disasters, major technical accidents, and geo-political tensions. As oil is expected to remain a major component of global energy demand for the coming decades, particularly for the transportation sector,...
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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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Structure
The IEA is an autonomous inter-governmental organisation within the OECD framework Governance The Governing Board is the decision-making body of the IEA. It has a Chair and three vice-Chairs, who, together, compose the Bureau. The administrative Secretariat is led by the Executive Director who is appointed by the Governing Board every four years. The Governing Board is composed of energy ministers or their senior representatives from each IEA Member country. The Governing Board at ministeri...
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Finance Industry Advisory Board Structure
Enabling more structured dialogue with the energy finance community The Finance Industry Advisory Board (FIAB) was convened by the International Energy Agency to facilitate a structured dialogue with the energy finance community on a range of issues affecting energy investment, in particular as they relate to clean energy transitions.The FIAB brings together representatives of leading actors in the world of energy finance, including banks, asset managers and international financial institutions....
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Programme
Clean Energy Transitions in Emerging Economies
Guiding policy makers on how to push ahead in sector reforms, attract investments, foster innovation and ultimately enable a clean energy transition The Clean Energy Transitions in Emerging Economies programme works with specific emerging economies to implement actions to fulfil global clean energy and climate targets in line with the Paris agreement. Currently, the IEA is delivering the second edition of the programme (CETEE-2). It builds on the results and the success of activities implemented between 2020 and 2022, and it provides support and analysis in the following interrelated components: improved data and statistics, decarbonisation of the power sector…