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Oil exports through Strait of Hormuz rise
…meet to boost energy efficiency; G7 leaders call on IEA for critical minerals security; making LPG supplies more resilient; efforts to accelerate electrification; and more...
Newsletter of the International Energy Agency
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Welcome back to the Energy Mix. In today's edition: The latest developments in oil markets; the energy outlook for Southeast Asia; Ministers from around the world gather to discuss energy efficiency; G7 looks to IEA to help strengthen critical minerals security; decision makers around the world aim to accelerate electrification; vulnerabilities in global hydrogen supply chains; the global energy landscape on…
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Lithium
Outlook for key energy transition minerals This report provides an outlook for demand and supply for key energy minerals including copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and rare earth elements. Demand projections encompass both key energy technologies and other uses under different IEA Scenarios. Supply projections are based on a detailed review of all announced projects. They show how today's geographical concentration evolves over time, for both mining and refining and how expected supply compares with primary supply requirements.
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Renewables and Low-Emissions Fuels
Renewables and Low-Emissions Fuels
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Energy Innovation
…analyses on energy innovation also provide crucial insights that equip the huge range of stakeholders in this space to make effective decisions and pursue ambitious goals – from academics and researchers to start-ups, established companies, investors, philanthropic organisations, policymakers and regulatory bodies.Our annual State of Energy Innovation report also provides a comprehensive, data-driven assessment of recent progress and emerging challenges in energy technology innovation. The IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCP) are independent, international groups of experts that enable governments and industries from around the world to lead programmes and projects on a wide range of energy technologies and…
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Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2026
…International Energy Agency (IEA). This reflects the dynamism of the region, as well as the importance of the IEA’s partnership with the eleven countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste (joined ASEAN in 2025) and Viet Nam.As energy security concerns move ever higher on the policy agenda, this year’s report explores the trajectory that the region was on prior to the conflict in the Middle East, and discusses the potential implications of the energy…
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Why the growth of energy service companies is uneven globally
…more than 130 energy cooperatives adopted ESCO business models in 2025 – double the previous year. In Italy, where 900 companies are certified as ESCOs, average market revenues increased by over 78% in the past three years.Overall, ESCO markets scale up where policy frameworks are durable, procurement rules are aligned with performance contracting, and projects are implemented through standardised processes. In markets lacking these conditions, high transaction costs, contractual complexity and policy uncertainty continue to limit demand. These barriers are most visible in smaller scale and residential building projects, where ESCO models based on energy savings are harder to implement…
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IEA Ministers elevate Agency’s Critical Minerals Security Programme as key international platform for mineral security
…Paris, Ministers recognised the strategic importance of critical minerals to energy security, economic resilience and emerging technologies. They commended the significant progress made under the Critical Minerals Security Programme and reaffirmed the IEA’s trusted role in strengthening international cooperation on mineral security.“From power grids and batteries to AI chips and jet engines, critical minerals are central to modern economies,” said IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol. “Over the past five years, we have significantly strengthened our global data and analytical capabilities on critical minerals, matching the world-leading capabilities that we have in other parts of the energy sector…
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The implications of surging electricity demand
…to our new annual report.
Electricity 2026 https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2026 provides in-depth analysis of recent trends and policy developments across the sector. It shows that global electricity demand is on course to grow at least 2.5 times as fast as overall energy demand through 2030 as the Age of Electricity takes hold. This is driven by rising industrial use of electricity, the continued uptake of electric vehicles, higher air conditioning use and the expansion of data centres and AI.
By 2030, renewables and nuclear are together expected to be generating 50% of global electricity…
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Middle East crisis disrupts international natural gas markets and delays global LNG supply wave
Gas Market Report Q2 2026 IEA’s latest quarterly report shows how the ongoing supply shock and infrastructure damage are increasing price volatility and pushing back easing of global gas balances The global natural gas market outlook has been significantly altered by the conflict in the Middle East, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest quarterly gas market report, with a major supply shock disrupting market fundamentals and pushing back an expected wave of new LNG supply.The disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of March has created unprecedented uncertainty, removing close to 20…
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Road
More stringent and broader coverage of fuel efficiency standards for light-duty vehicles is needed
For cars and vans, increasing fuel efficiency standards is important as even in the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, nearly 80% of cars and vans on the road in 2030 are still powered with internal combustion engines. Sales of heavier, less efficient SUVs reached around 46% of global sales in 2022, while electric vehicles were just 14% of sales. More and more countries are formulating vehicle efficiency standards and some are even putting in place zero-emission vehicle sales requirements. To be in line…