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Energy Efficiency in China’s Buildings Sector
Policy opportunities Over the past two decades, China has made significant strides in energy efficiency, with strong reductions in primary energy intensity across the economy and increased energy services. Much of China’s improvement has come from energy efficiency upgrades in industry and overall economic structural shifts. The buildings sector accounts for approximately 20% of its total final energy consumption and its intensity has decreased at a slower rate. There remains significant potential to unlock further energy savings through technical and policy initiatives in buildings.This report outlines opportunities for actions, targets and timelines that could improve energy efficiency in…
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Designing Energy Efficiency Policies to Enhance Affordability
Examples from G7 countries Energy affordability has emerged as a critical concern in the context of rising global energy prices and growing inequality in energy access. Lower-income households spend a significantly higher share of their income on energy than wealthier households, leaving them exposed to price shocks and especially vulnerable when energy prices increase. Energy efficiency can play a key role in delivering lower energy bills, reducing emissions, and enhancing resilience. However, ensuring that all households benefit requires targeted, inclusive policy design.This issue was a central focus of an IEA workshop held in January 2025 with G7 country…
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Nepal
Almost the totality of the electricity generated in Nepal comes from hydropower. Most of the energy supply is from biofuels and waste as 21 million people still rely on traditional biomass for cooking. In 2000, 81% did not have access to electricity but with remarkable efforts from the government, only 6% of the population remain without access today.
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- Emissions
- Electricity
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World Energy Investment 2025 Southeast Asia
In the past, Southeast Asia’s rapid economic growth was mostly driven by fossil fuels but clean energy now accounts for almost half of energy investment Southeast Asia is a rapidly developing region, with GDP per capita increasing by more than 30% since 2015. During the last ten years, energy demand has increased by over 35%, with electricity demand rising by more than 60%. Driving this is a 12% increase in electricity access rates, growing consumption in industry, urbanisation and rising incomes creating demand for cooling and other appliances. Historically, this rising energy demand has been met by fossil fuels…
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China
China’s growing energy needs are increasingly met by renewables, natural gas and electricity. The scale of China’s future electricity demand and the challenge of decarbonising the power supply help explain why global investment in electricity overtook that of oil and gas for the first time in 2016, and why electricity security is moving firmly up the policy agenda. That said, cost reductions for renewables are not sufficient on their own to secure efficient decarbonisation or reliable supply.
Between 2019 and 2024, China will account for 40% of global renewable capacity expansion, driven by improved system integration, lower curtailment…- Overview
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- Emissions
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Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2025
Critical minerals, which are essential for a range of energy technologies and for the broader economy, have become a major focus in global policy and trade discussions. Price volatility, supply chain bottlenecks and geopolitical concerns make the regular monitoring of their supply and demand extremely vital.The Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2025 includes a detailed assessment of the latest market and investment trends, along with their implications for critical minerals security. As in last year’s Outlook, it provides a snapshot of recent industry developments from 2024 and early 2025 and offers medium- and long-term projections for the supply and demand of key…
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Solar PV
Solar PV continues to dominate global renewables growth, though at a slower rate
Recent policy changes are expected to affect the pace at which solar PV capacity is added annually through the end of this decade. Even so, low costs, faster permitting and broad social acceptance are set to continue to drive the accelerating adoption of solar PV. As a result, capacity is set to more than double between 2025 and 2030 compared with the 2019 to 2024 period.
A growing share of variable renewable sources such as solar also comes with challenges. Curtailment levels and instances of negative electricity…
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Coalition for LNG Emission Abatement towards Net-zero (CLEAN)
…towards Net-zero (CLEAN) is a public-private partnership that is supported by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) as well as the governments of the United States of America, the Republic of Korea, and Australia, and the European Commission. The supporting governments will work together to collect information on the status of methane emission management and reduction efforts from LNG producers. The data collected will be published and disseminated alongside best practices based on the collected questionnaire.
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Clean Vehicle Standard 2022 Regulations
…targets for commercial vehicles were softened. In this regard, the CO2 target for 2025 has been lifted from 155g/km to 223g/km. The target for 2027 drops from 87.2g/km in 2027 to 103g/km. In 2028 and 2029, New Zealand will adopt Australia’s CO2 targets of 144g/km in 2028 and 131g/km in 2029. Targets for passenger vehicles were also modified, but to a lesser extent. The target for 2025 is still at 112.6g/km. In 2026, it has been adjusted from 84.5g/km to 108g/km, and then from 63.3g/km…
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Joint Statement on the Minerals Security Partnership Announce Support for Mining, Processing and Recycling Projects
The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) conducted a principals' meeting in London, focusing on responsible investment in critical minerals. The meeting aimed to enhance collaboration between MSP, like-minded partners and the global financial community. Representatives from various countries and private sector organisations participated, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, the European Commission and others. The MSP seeks to promote public and private sector investments for secure and responsible global critical minerals supply chains, adhering to high environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. During the meeting, MSP partners discussed projects in upstream mining, midstream minerals processing and recycling which focus on lithium, graphite…
