The surplus on the oil market next year will be even higher than previously expected, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, as it raised both its demand and supply growth estimates. “Global oil market balances are looking increasingly lopsided, as world oil supply is forging ahead while oil …
Read More »IEA Drops Peak Oil Predictions
The International Energy Agency has dropped its predictions that oil demand growth will peak in a matter of a few years. In the latest edition of its World Energy Outlook, the IEA said oil and gas demand could continue growing until 2050. The IEA said that the coming years and …
Read More »IEA Chief Calls for Greater Role of Hydropower in Electricity Supply
Governments and policy makers need to pay more attention to hydropower as a major source of low-emission flexible power generation in the age of booming electricity demand, Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Friday. Hydropower “remains the forgotten giant of electricity,” Birol wrote …
Read More »IEA Slashes U.S. Renewables Growth Forecast due to Trump Policies
Growth in U.S. renewable capacity additions will be 45% lower than previously expected, due to the Trump Administration’s raid on clean energy incentives and permitting, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its annual Renewables 2025 report out on Tuesday, the agency slashed its growth forecasts for clean energy …
Read More »IEA Slashes Clean Hydrogen Production Forecast
Rising costs and uncertain regulatory and demand picture have made low-emission hydrogen projects more challenging and clean hydrogen production by 2030 could be a quarter lower than expected at this time last year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. The low-emission hydrogen uptake is not yet meeting expectations …
Read More »IEA Considers Brazil’s Membership Bid
Brazil wants a seat at the International Energy Agency’s table, filing a formal request this week to move from partner status to full membership. On Tuesday in Paris, Brazil’s ambassador delivered a letter from Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira and Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira to IEA chief Fatih …
Read More »IEA Calls for more Investment in Ensuring Universal Energy Access
The world has made progress in increasing access to basic electricity, but developing nations need much more financial support to reach 666 million people in vulnerable and rural areas who lack access to energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Wednesday. The report tracks the progress …
Read More »A Major Copper Crunch Is Looming
Copper has become an essential building block in modern construction and energy. In the coming years, the global demand for copper is expected to increase significantly as it is used more widely for renewable energy projects and transmission. The Australian mining major BHP expects the demand for copper to grow …
Read More »Trump Officials Push IEA to Drop Energy Transition Agenda
The Trump Administration is pushing the International Energy Agency (IEA) to ditch its focus on the energy transition and promotion of renewable energy sources, two sources briefed on recent IEA meetings have told POLITICO. Reports emerged as early as last summer during President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign that if elected, …
Read More »Global Data Centre Electricity Usage to Double by 2030
Global electricity demand from data centres is set to double between now and the end of the decade, to 945 terawatt-hours (TWh), a new report by the IEA has found. The IEA‘s Energy and AI report found that by 2030, data centres around the world will use more electricity that …
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