Decisive action by governments is critical to unlock growth for low-carbon hydrogen
Governments need to move faster and more decisively on a wide range of policy measures to enable low-carbon hydrogen to fulfil its potential to...
IRENA and SolarPower Europe Strengthen Coordinated Actions in the Solar Industry
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and SolarPower Europe are strengthening their cooperation by signing a partnership agreement. As a member of the IRENA...
UNEP, Italy and IEA Launch Initiative to Accelerate Power System Modernisation Globally
At the Pre-COP26 in Milan, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), with the support of the Italian Government, launched...
China has a clear pathway to build a more sustainable, secure and inclusive energy future
China’s remarkable economic growth over the past four decades has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, turning the country into a...
Strength of IEA-ASEAN energy cooperation highlighted at Ministerial meeting
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol spoke today to Energy Ministers from across Southeast Asia about the latest global and regional energy trends, pathways to...
Indonesia’s First Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant to Support Energy Transition
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$380 million loan to develop Indonesia’s first pumped storage hydropower plant, aiming to improve...
Iran determined to boost oil exports despite sanctions
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said the Islamic Republic is determined to increase its oil exports despite the U.S. sanctions on the country’s...
IRENA and IAEA to Help African Union Develop Continental Power Master Plan
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have been selected as modelling partners for the development of the...
Inside the 20-year campaign to rid the world of leaded fuel
On 9 December 1921 at a General Motors laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, chemists poured a teaspoonful of a compound called tetraethyl lead into a...
Civil Society Groups Across Asia demand the ADB recalibrate its Draft Energy Policy
Civil society groups across South, Southeast and Central Asia are raising the alarm as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) gears up to announce a...