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Policy
Romania
2018
Sustainable Development Strategy 2030
It outlines plans for the energy sector focused on ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy access, increasing energy efficiency by 19%, promoting renewable energy sources, modernising and expanding infrastructure, ensuring energy security, and decarbonising the sector. For the industry sector, the strategy aims to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation through clean technologies and resource efficiency, foster innovation and technological modernisation, integrate SMEs into value chains, strengthen scientific research, promote the circular economy, and encourage both foreign and local capital investment in high-value sectors.
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Event
30 Apr 2026
10:30
COP31-IEA High-Level Energy Transition Dialogue
Background information The COP31 Presidency and the IEA will hold the first in a series of High-Level Energy Transition Dialogues in the lead-up to COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, bringing together decision makers and thought leaders from around the world to discuss the Presidency’s strategic priorities and share perspectives.Chaired by IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, the inaugural High-Level Dialogue will feature a keynote speech by COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum, Türkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. Special remarks will also be delivered by Ambassador Stephen Jones of Australia, which is the President of…
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Event
23 Jun 2026
11:30
COP31-IEA High-Level Energy Transition Dialogue
Background information The COP31 Presidency and the IEA will hold the second in a series of High-Level Energy Transition Dialogues in the lead-up to COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, bringing together ministers, industry leaders and international institutions to exchange strategic perspectives and help shape practical outcomes ahead of COP31.The event, which takes place during London Climate Action Week, will be co-chaired by IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol and COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum in collaboration with the Australian government. Following the successful inaugural dialogue, it will focus on how countries can accelerate the implementation of their energy…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2017
13th FYP for the Development of Building Energy Efficiency and Green Building
The Plan states that the number of green buildings should account for over 50 percent of all newly constructed buildings in urban areas by 2020, and that more than 60 percent of existing residential buildings in urban areas across the country should be retrofitted to energy-efficient buildings. To achieve these goals, the Plan outlines the following main areas of action:
1) raising energy conservation standards for buildings;
2) accelerate implementation;
3) steadily increase the energy performance level of existing buildings; and
4) integrate renewable energy to buildings.
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Policy
Japan
2012
Innovative Strategy for Energy and the Environment
The goal which was decided by the government about current energy society, after the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Regarding renewable energy, development of over 300 billion kWh by 2030 from 110 billion kWh in 2010 (three times) will be realized [if hydroelectric power is excluded, from 25 billion kWh in 2010 to 190 billion kWh (eight times) by 2030].
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Chart
04 May 2026
Methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector in Eurasia, 2025
Russia Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Azerbaijan Methane Abatement
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Podcast episode
The future of energy security
…with Tan See Leng, Singapore’s Minister for Manpower and Minister-in-Charge of Energy, Science and Technology, and Leila Benali, Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development. Speaking on the sidelines of the IEA’s 2026 Ministerial Meeting, they discuss the fast-evolving energy security challenges facing their countries and the measures they are taking to tackle them. IEA Chief Energy Economist Tim Gould also joins the episode to highlight key findings from the recent World Energy Outlook 2025 report, which explores the potential implications of a shifting and multifaceted energy security context for decision-makers worldwide.
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Chart
18 Jul 2025
Total LPG consumption for cooking in sub-Saharan Africa in the ACCESS, 2024-2040
Clean cooking Africa Access and Affordability
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Chart
26 Mar 2026
Average global levelised cost of selected materials and energy related regional variation, 2024
Steel