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Energy and AI
Energy and AI The development and uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated in recent years – elevating the question of what widespread deployment of the technology will mean for the energy sector. There is no AI without energy – specifically electricity for data centres. At the same time, AI could transform how the energy industry operates if it is adopted at scale. However, until now, policy makers and other stakeholders have often lacked the tools to analyse both sides of this issue due to a lack of comprehensive data. This report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) aims to fill this…
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Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic has adopted a law on incentives for the development of renewable energy sources, which aims to increase the diversity of energy sources, reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and stimulate investment in renewable energy.
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Venezuela
The Venezuela Plan for the National Electric System aims to integrate renewables in the power system by including it in medium and long-term strategies. It aims to develop the use of renewables within isolated rural communities including solar, small hydro and biogas.
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Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, while electricity reaches less than half of the population, great progress has been made over the past two decades. The National Electrification Program, launched in 2017, outlines a plan to reach universal access by 2025, aiming to supply 35% of the population with off-grid solutions. Meanwhile, Ethiopia is diversifying its hydro-dominated installed generation mix in favour of solar, wind and geothermal to pursue a more climate-resilient power system and reach economic development objectives.
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Peru
Peru’s government identified the development of electricity from renewable energy sources as a public necessity of national interest. The country established a National Renewable Energy Development Plan to be funded by the Annual Budget Law, external debt operations, direct investments and contributions from international institutions.
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Quad Critical Minerals Initiative
In July 2025, the Foreign Ministers of the Quad (Australia, India, Japan and the United States) met to discuss shared issues and priorities. In a joint statement issued following the meeting, the Foreign Ministers highlighted concerns over the concentration and reliability of critical mineral supply chains, warning that reliance on any one country for processing and refining could expose industries to economic coercion, price manipulation and supply disruptions. To address these risks, the Quad launched the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative, through which members agreed to collaborate on securing and diversifying critical mineral supply chains, including through supply chain resilience measures…
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Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance
The Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance was announced at COP15 in Montréal between Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. These member states will voluntarily work on developing sustainable and inclusive mining practices and sourcing critical minerals that:Employ a nature-positive approach,Support local and indigenous communities,Help fight climate change,Restore ecosystems, Build a circular economy and Foster ethical corporate practices. The Alliance promotes the global uptake of mining, processing and recycling that is responsible, environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive. The Alliance comes out of the COP 15 and aligns with the G7 2030 Nature…
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Government to support hydrogen in transport sector
…the Australian government will finance clean hydrogen-powered trucks, developing the hydrogen infrastructure in North Queensland. The government is committing AUD 15.5 million, co-financed with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (AUD 12.5 million to construct a 1 MW electrolyser and to buy 5 new trucks, supplied by Hyzon Motors) and with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, ARENA (AUD 3.02, to be received once the refuelling facility is commissioned and five trucks are delivered, in December 2022)
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Renewable Energy Target
The Renewable Energy Target (RET) is designed to deliver a 23.5% share for renewables in Australia’s electricity mix by 2020. The RET legislation includes a legislated annual Large-Scale Renewable Generation Targets (LRET), rising to 33,000 gigawatt-hours of renwable energy by 2020, while the Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) is uncapped.
Large-Scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET):The LRET creates a financial incentive for the establishment and growth of renewable energy power stations, such as wind and solar farms, or hydro-electric power stations. It does this by legislating demand for Large-scale Generation Certificates… -
Future Gas Strategy
The Future Gas Strategy envisages an ongoing use of gas as the emerging energy source in Australia, ongoing to 2050, including under Australia's pledges. The strategy’s objectives are to:support decarbonisation of the Australian economysafeguard energy security and affordabilityentrench Australia’s reputation as an attractive trade and investment destinationhelp our trade partners on their own paths to net zero.
