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Tackling rare earth supply risks
…for rare earth elements.
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In recent years, the IEA has repeatedly emphasised the energy security risks linked to the supply of critical minerals, which are vital for modern energy systems, transport and advanced manufacturing.
But new analysis shows that a set of minerals known as rare earth elements are particularly vulnerable to supply disruptions.
Rare earths underpin a wide range of technologies, from electric vehicles and AI data centres to robotics, aerospace and defence systems. Demand for rare earths has grown sharply in recent years…
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The State of Energy Innovation 2025 Executive summary
Today’s energy technology landscape is highly dynamic. Innovations span a wide range of countries and technology areas, both emerging and established. These advances have implications for energy system planning and, ultimately, for the world economy. Whether incremental or disruptive, they are the products of government support, market expectations, finance, knowledge-sharing and accessible R&D and test facilities. It is testament to the efforts of energy innovators around the world that decision makers today can choose from a range of technology options to address strategic goals for all parts of the energy system. However, technological progress to tackle existing…
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Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels
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Energy and Gender
…positions has been rising faster than the economy-wide average since 2015. Renewables and nuclear have seen particularly strong progress, while there have only been marginal gains in oil and gas supply, and coal witnessed declines. Women’s share of leadership roles in the energy sector now stands at 18% – up from 13% in 2015, but still below the economy-wide average of 25%. Nearly one in three people lack access to clean cooking, disproportionately affecting women and children Women disproportionately endure the negative consequences of a lack of access to clean cooking fuel supplies. In addition to health risks…
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New IEA report highlights options to ease oil price pressures on consumers in response to Middle East supply disruptions
Demand-side measures available to governments, businesses and households span road transport, air travel, cooking and industry amid strains in diesel, jet fuel and LPG markets The International Energy Agency today set out a range of demand-side actions that governments, businesses and households can take to alleviate the economic impacts on consumers of the disruptions to oil markets stemming from the war in the Middle East.The conflict has triggered the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries around 20% of global oil consumption, reduced…
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Transport Project Partnership
…developed for IEA publications such as the World Energy Outlook (WEO) and the Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) series. This also includes access to historical data files.
Participation in two meetings per year. During the meetings, IEA transport analysts present the latest model improvements achieved during the year and plans for upcoming year. Partners are invited to discuss and offer critical insights regarding the work done and recent transport-related IEA publications, and to provide inputs on the work plan for the coming year.
Invitation to contribute to in-depth topical workshops aimed at improving understanding of the market and policy… -
Lithuania 2025
…was prepared in partnership between the Government of Lithuania and the IEA. It draws on the IEA’s extensive knowledge and the inputs of expert peers from IEA Member countries to assess Lithuania’s most pressing energy sector challenges and provide recommendations on how to address them, backed by international best practices. The report also highlights areas where Lithuania’s leadership can serve as an example in promoting secure and clean energy transitions. It also promotes the exchange of best practices among countries to foster learning, build consensus and strengthen political will for a sustainable and affordable energy future. Translation
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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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A deepening crisis in oil markets and beyond
…of the International Energy Agency
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Welcome back to the Energy Mix. In today's edition: The latest developments in global oil markets; meetings with the leaders from Canada, Austria and OPEC; the Nigeria government’s request to join the IEA; discussing the establishment of institutional ties with the UAE; the impact of the energy crisis on fuel supplies for cooking; methane emissions and energy security; a new podcast episode on the energy and AI relationship; and more.
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The energy crisis creates even stronger impetus for EU electrification
…energy consumption relies on fossil fuels, of which the EU imports more than 80%.This commentary is the first in a series examining the case for electrification in the EU, identifying cost competitiveness and areas where targeted policies could catalyse change. Fuel price ratios determine electrification competitiveness To make electrification cost-competitive, electricity prices need to fall below a threshold ratio relative to the price of fossil fuels. Because most electrification options are several times more efficient than conventional alternatives, they can be cheaper to operate than conventional fuel-based technologies even when electricity costs more per unit of energy…