Energy Geopolitics
Phased nuclear exit presents challenges for maintaining electricity security in Switzerland
Switzerland has the lowest carbon-intensity of its energy supply among all IEA countries thanks to a largely carbon-free electricity sector dominated by hydro and...
Analysis: Petrochemicals set to be the largest driver of world oil demand
Petrochemicals – components derived from oil and gas that are used in all sorts of daily products such as plastics, fertilisers, packaging, clothing, digital...
Germany’s Coal Commission Won’t Solve Europe’s Power Struggles
By the end of this year, the German government’s “Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment” (known more simply as the coal exit commission)...
Construction of Pakistan Dam (Kalabagh)–Defeat of RAW and MQM
In 2005, Ex COAS and then President of Pakistan announced various mega projects in the country including Gwadar City, Gwadar deep sea port, Makran...
Cyprus and Turkey: East Med Gas Aspirations
The discovery of the Egyptian Zohr giant gas field accelerated Cyprus’ declaration of the 3rd International Licensing Round. The geological structures of the Zohr...
OPEC defies Trump’s call for more oil- Now what?
The 10th gathering of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of OPEC and non-OPEC members on Sunday ended, as Iran insisted, without any direct...
Washington’s Energy Conundrum in Syria
Geopolitics of energy dominates the crisis in Syria. Foreign powers continue to battle for control of natural gas resources and the trade routes that...
Why Hydrogen from Renewables May Hold the Key to a Low-Carbon Future
As the world strives to reduce emissions, power generation from renewables has emerged as a front runner in the low-carbon energy transformation. Today, renewables...
IEA steps up its work on energy innovation as money flows into new energy tech companies
Investments are leading indicators of the direction of change in the energy sector. This is particularly true for investments in innovation and digitalisation, so-called...
The energy sector is feeling the heat
It has been a summer of broken heat records in the northern hemisphere, from Japan to Spain and Oman to Canada. News headlines have...