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Chief Technology Officers (see photo) from 30 leading global companies met with IEA officials in Paris to discuss how technology business leaders and governments can work together to develop and deploy low-carbon energy technologies through enhanced international collaboration. Other topics focused on how business can be more involved in: the implementation of IEA technology roadmaps; the collection of key policy recommendations for policymakers; and broader participation in the IEA energy technology network. IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka opened the meeting along with Bjorn Stigson, President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and David Eyton, Group Head of Research and Technology at BP.

Following the establishment of the Energy Business Council (EBC), IEA is pleased to announce the set up of a new dedicated website. EBC is an executive-level group that represents a wide variety of companies involved in different aspects of energy exploration, production, transformation and consumption. read more...

On 28-30 January, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka travelled to Davos, Switzerland to speak in high-level panels and participate in discussions on energy, economic and climate change matters. Some of the issues he addressed included Copenhagen, renewables, nuclear power and read more...