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Share of population that can afford grid electricity by region per IEA basic bundle
Investment Electricity
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Close to 30% of cars sold this year are set to be electric as countries and consumers respond to energy crisis
…the IEA’s annual Global EV Outlook.The report, out today, examines key market and policy trends related to the deployment of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, as well as the implications of growing EV adoption for electricity, oil and emissions. Amid the major energy crisis stemming from the war in the Middle East, the new Outlook also presents initial data for the early months of 2026 and considers the consequences of the crisis for EV policy and market development.In 2025, global electric car sales grew by 20% to exceed 20 million, meaning that a quarter of all new cars…
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26th Annual IEA-IETA-EPRI Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading
…interactive discussions, all conducted under the Chatham House Rule.Over the course of the three days, the workshop will address topics including:The role of carbon markets in security-driven energy transitionsThe reform of the EU ETSEarly experiences in CORSIA implementationCarbon accounting reforms and implications for carbon marketsThe use of international carbon credits in compliance marketsCarbon pricing and industrial competitivenessBest practices in the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris AgreementExperiences across Asia in developing new carbon marketsFor more information, please contact: Climate.Change@iea.orgPresentations from the workshop will be made available on this page after the workshop, upon…
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Valentina Ferlito
Former Consultant.
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What’s driving the surge in energy jobs?
…driver of this trend, complemented by rapid hiring in grids and energy storage as the Age of Electricity https://www.iea.org/newsletters/energy-snapshot/17-11-2025/the-age-of-electricity-is-here takes hold. Meanwhile, employment in fossil fuel industries also remained resilient in 2024 – with the oil and gas supply sector now having recovered most of the jobs lost during the Covid crisis in 2020.
Despite the strength of recent job creation across the energy sector, there are vulnerabilities, with companies reporting deepening shortages of skilled labour.
Out of 700 energy-related companies, unions and training institutions…