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Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks Initiative
…enhance energy efficiency, scale up renewable energy integration, and strengthen system resilience with a focus on affordability.Under the 3DEN Initiative, the IEA will leverage analysis, case studies and experiences from across the Agency and the world to develop and disseminate actionable tools and guidance. UNEP leads the call for proposals and oversees the implementation of pilot projects to ensure practical, on-the-ground impact and generate proven, scalable data. 3DEN will engage with relevant organisations, bringing together diverse stakeholders to foster dialogue and share experiences. Phase I Pilot demonstration and insights The first phase of the programme (2020–2024…
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Energy Efficiency 2024 Does a heat pump work in a house with poor insulation?
Even with poor insulation, heat pumps still save energy As well as reducing CO2 emissions, a heat pump can use three to five times less energy than an efficient gas boiler. However, an often-heard argument when considering replacing a gas boiler is that the house needs to be well-insulated for the heat pump to work. Heat pumps do work best in a well-insulated house because their heat output is at a lower temperature than a traditional boiler, and they perform best when providing a consistent heat output with minimal heat losses. If a house loses a lot…
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State of Energy Policy 2026 Executive summary
…compared with 11% in 2010. Disruptions resulting from the conflict in the Middle East have prompted the use of these emergency measures, including the collective action decision of 11 March 2026, which made 400 million barrels of oil from IEA emergency reserves available to the market. The current disruption has also triggered announcements of new and strengthened emergency storage capacity, notably in Indonesia and Viet Nam, as well as exceptional demand-restraint measures, including energy conservation campaigns, work‑from‑home policies and fuel rationing.Decades of policy efforts have diversified countries’ energy mixes and suppliers and improved efficiency. Fuel diversification efforts, also rooted in the energy...
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Ramping up Heat Pumps in Moldova: A Roadmap Heat pumps in Moldova
…different heat pump types and potential applications, then dives into the benefits of heat pumps in terms of energy efficiency, energy security, greenhouse gas emissions, economic development and EU accession. The chapter then discusses the status of heat pumps in Moldova and their potential, addressing the applications for which they are most suited in the Moldovan context. Heat pump applications Heat pumps have been widely recognised as a key technology for decarbonising heating in buildings, industry and district heating systems. Global and European scenarios, from the International Energy Agency to the European Commission, acknowledge their key role in transitioning from…
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World Energy Outlook 2025 Regional insights
…are net exporters of energy. A high level of import dependence can act as a spur to boost renewable and nuclear energy, diversify sources of supply and improve energy efficiency. This chapter explores energy pathways in different countries and regions. It also includes a deep dive into a pertinent topic for each region. For the United States, Latin America and Africa, we explore themes that focus on the development of domestic resources. For India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, we explore the strategies and policies being deployed to manage energy demand growth in ways that are aligned with country…
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Climate Change
…clean energy technologies in recent years – including electric cars, solar PV and batteries – has kept the door to 1.5 °C open. Yet meeting this target would require much faster progress on a much larger scale, IEA analysis shows – with even greater international co-operation and ambition from policy makers, as well as the swift and full implementation of the energy commitments made at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. These include the global 2030 pledges to triple renewable power capacity, double energy efficiency progress, substantially reduce methane emissions, and accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. Clean energy growth…
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Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2025 Innovation in mining, refining and recycling to promote diversification
…improve the energy efficiency of production processes, and reduce water consumption, waste generation and emissions all along the supply chain. These innovations can help achieve various policy goals: improving security of supply, enhancing production and operational efficiency, boosting yield rates, lowering environmental and social impacts, and shortening project timelines. A range of emerging innovations hold the potential to transform mineral production. Examples include the lowering of energy and capital intensity of rare earths production by leveraging ionic adsorption clay deposits (IAC); boosting overall supply levels for lithium through the commercialisation of direct lithium extraction (DLE); reducing energy and emissions intensity…
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Breakthrough Agenda Report 2025 Fertilisers
…GHG emissions occur during fertiliser use; the rest occur during production. In total, fertilisers emit around 1.23 Gt CO2 equivalent per year globally.The emissions intensity of ammonia has fallen by 1.1% annually over the last 10 years, driven primarily by improvements in energy efficiency. Cost Excluding policies such as CO2 pricing, ammonia production today is estimated to cost on average 30% more using carbon capture and storage (CCS) and three times more using electrolysis when compared to conventional routes. Scale and narrowing price differentials with fossil fuels can help to reduce this gap.Globally, low-emissions ammonia production projects…
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Renewables 2021 Biofuels
…recover until 2023. High ethanol prices in Brazil and lower gasoline demand in the United States relative to 2019 levels are both driving lower ethanol volumes in 2021. By 2023 US and European gasoline demand has recovered from Covid-19 disruption, but remains well below 2019 levels (IEA, 2021c). Increasing energy efficiency, surging electric vehicle sales and behaviour change all contribute to lower demand. Lower gasoline demand reduces ethanol volumes under current policies. However, ethanol demand recovery in Brazil and growing demand in Asia eventually offset declines in the United States and Europe in 2023.By comparison, in 2021 biodiesel…
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Ramping up Heat Pumps in Moldova: A Roadmap Financing the transition
…presents a challenge.One solution is to provide point-of-sale rebates, where the tax credit is deducted immediately from the sales price. The United States Inflation Reduction Act offers this. Another is to provide zero-interest bridge loans – from a development bank or local municipality, for example – to cover the anticipated tax credit.Energy companies can also provide subsidies through energy efficiency obligation (EEO) programmes. Under these schemes, energy companies are legally required to deliver a specified amount of energy savings to their customers. This can be achieved through heat pumps, since they help save energy. In France, clean heating...