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Iran Sanctions
…well as on those who provides products and services to Iran to facilitate Iran's ability to refine petroleum.Sanctions for those providing services or support for the deployment of infrastructure that is directly associated with Iran's domestic production of refined petroleum products. Moreover, on 2024 two more laws were put into force targeting Iran's oil exports. The Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023 to reduce Iranian oil flows into China and the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act (SHIP Act) to impose additional sanctions on port operators, shipowners, and refineries that participate in Iran’s oil trade…
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Defense Production Act
…including natural and man-made disasters. There have been several notable uses of the act beyond the traditional sphere of national defense. In 2000, President Bill Clinton invoked the act to secure the production of gas and electricity during a shortage in California. In 2011, President Obama invoked it due to growing concerns of espionage from China, making telecommunication companies report on their hardware and software components coming from a foreign source. President Trump invoked the act three times, once in 2017 and twice in 2020. In 2017, President Trump used the act to secure the supply of an array…
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Domestic Incentive Measures for Environmental Goods with Possible Trade Implications: Electric Vehicles and Batteries
…forefront of developments in this new industry and have implemented policies aimed at increasing their capacity to develop, manufacture and service electric vehicles. Direct government support has been concentrated in three areas: on improvingthe capacity and lowering the cost of storage batteries, on ncreasing the scale of deployment of plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and on developing the infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles. Such support is being provided by several OECD countries but also by governments elsewhere, including the People’s Republic of China, India, South Africa, and several governments in South-East Asia.
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Energy Supply and Consumption Revolution Strategy (2016-2030)
On 25 April 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and National Energy Administration (NEA) publicly released a strategic paper on "Energy Supply and Consumption Revolution Strategy (2016-2030) €, which sets out the main overall targets and strategies of Chinese energy sector for 2030. This document sets a pathway beyond the 13th Five Year Plan for energy (2016-2020).
The document was prepared by the Department of Basic Industries of NDRC. The document was finalized in December 2016.
The document essentially recalls existing targets for 2020 €¦:
Primary energy consumption should be controlled within 5 billion tonnes of… -
Daniel Crow
Energy Modeller - World Energy Outlook.
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Paulina Hennig-Kloska
Ministry of Climate and Environment.
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Talya Vatman
Russia, Caspian and Black Sea Programme Manager.
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Cecilia Tam
Head of Energy Investment Unit.
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Sue-Ern Tan
Head of the IEA Regional Cooperation Centre. Sue-Ern Tan is the Head of the IEA Regional Cooperation Centre established in Singapore at the end of 2024. The Office is the first outside of the IEA’s Paris headquarters in its 50-year history and will provide policy guidance, technical assistance, training and capacity building across areas such as scaling-up the deployment of renewables and other clean energy technologies, increasing cross-border power trade, and improving access to finance for clean energy investment.Prior to joining the IEA, Ms Tan worked at Shell plc in senior climate and energy roles at Shell’s headquarters in London and The Hague and most recently in Singapore as the Head of Policy and Advocacy. Ms Tan practiced as a lawyer, worked as Ministerial adviser on energy in the Australian Government and was the Deputy CEO of a minerals trade association in Australia. She graduated from University of New South Wales in Australia with a Commerce and Law Degree and is an Eise...
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Growth in global demand for natural gas is set to accelerate in 2026 as LNG wave spreads through markets
…Global LNG supply growth is expected to accelerate further in 2026 to more than 7%, its fastest pace since 2019. North America is set to account for the vast majority of the 40 bcm increase. The rise in supply is expected to lead to stronger global gas demand growth of nearly 2% in 2026, driven primarily by China and emerging Asian markets.“The unfolding LNG wave is set to have a central role in shaping global gas markets in the coming years, likely putting downward pressure on prices and improving liquidity as regional gas markets become increasingly interconnected,” said IEA...
