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New podcast episode delves into IEA’s historic release of emergency oil stocks
…episode features IEA Director of Energy Markets and Security Keisuke Sadamori, who unpacks the decision, explaining how it was made and what happens now. He also puts it into historical context and highlights why this crisis has amounted to the biggest shock to global oil markets in history.For more details on the emergency stock release, you can read our latest press release here.The Everything Energy podcast offers perspectives on a wide range of leading global energy issues.Previous episodes cover the vast potential of geothermal energy, nuclear energy’s comeback, energy and AI, key energy investment trends, the forces…
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3rd National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP)
…on efforts and progress to date.Targets:average annual increase of 2.1% in macroeconomic energy productivity from 2008 to 2020 reduce primary energy consumption from 2008 levels by 20% by 2020 and by 50% by 2050Results to date:Energy savings of 2 246 PJ by 2016 (993 PJ between 1995-2007 and 1 253 PJ between 2008-2016)Measures and actions:Quality control and optimisation of existing energy consultancy services to support energy efficiency consulting for refurbishment plans of entire buildings, including groups of owners. Target savings: 4 PJ of primary energy consumption.Tax incentives for energy efficiency refurbishment…
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Key lessons from Ukraine can inform energy resilience planning worldwide
…reach citizens; leveraging decentralisation and distributed energy resources, which are easier to restore when damaged; maintaining emergency oil stocks as a buffer; standardising and stockpiling critical equipment; treating data as a strategic asset; embedding cyber resilience into all aspects of system planning and operations; and building mechanisms for swift and effective cross-border collaboration.In each case, the report provides a snapshot of what Ukraine has done and delivers practical recommendations that policymakers and regulators elsewhere can take into consideration, based on their national priorities.The IEA has worked closely with Ukraine, an Association country, on energy system resilience, publishing…
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Share of electric cars in total car sales in selected ASEAN countries, 2015-2025
Asia Pacific Cambodia Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Viet Nam Electric Vehicles
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Share of population that can afford grid electricity by region per IEA basic bundle
Investment Electricity
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National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 4 (2017-2020)
…under the Government Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty and the Healthy Ireland Framework. The objective of the pilot is to validate, in an Irish context, the international evidence that suggests making homes warmer and more energy efficient can have a positive effect on the health and wellbeing of people in energy poverty who are also living with a chronic respiratory condition such as COPD & Asthma Deep Retrofit Pilot: This will operate from 2017 to establish how best to support deeper levels of renovation in the residential sector. While it will in itself deliver energy efficiency gains its main purpose…
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Integrated national plan for energy and climate 2030
Primary energy consumption reduction target at 125 Mtep (-43% compared to Primes 2007 scenario).
Other targets: -56% in large industry sector, -34% in tertiary and transport sector.
Address energy poverty: in 2016 8.6% of Italian family lived in an energy poverty condition, goal is to reduce at 7% by 2030. -
Paul Hugues
Consultant (External).
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Energy weight in CPI baskets, by country, Q1 2025
Energy weight in CPI baskets, by country, Q1 2025 oil prices commentary
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Middle East crisis exposes vulnerabilities in global hydrogen supply chains as low-emissions alternatives struggle to ramp up
PR gLOBAL hydrogen Review 2026 Global markets for fertilisers, chemicals and refined products are facing significant disruption, highlighting the importance of diversified supply chains for hydrogen-based products The conflict in the Middle East has disrupted global production and trade in hydrogen-based products, exposing vulnerabilities in supply chains that underpin fertiliser production, refining and chemicals manufacturing, according to a new IEA report.The latest edition of the IEA’s Global Hydrogen Review finds that the crisis is renewing interest in hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels as options to strengthen energy security in the long term, although low-emissions hydrogen…
