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Joint IEA and IEEJ workshop in Tokyo discusses oil price formation dynamics
25 February 2010 On 25 February 2010 the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ) conducted a joint oil price formation workshop in Tokyo, with the support of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Read event notice… |
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Responding to Climate Change
19 February 2010 IEA Comments on International Emissions Reduction Pledges made after the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen. Read more... |
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Second-generation biofuels can play a crucial role in the transport sector
9 February 2010 IEA and GTZ launch study on sustainable production of second-generation biofuels in Berlin. See event notice |
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IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka presents ‘Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Italy 2009 Review’ in Rome.
3 February 2010 See press release... |
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25 March 2010
Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2010 Edition
31 March 2010
Electricity Transmission: Getting the Best Investments (March 2010)
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03 February 2010
Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Italy
2009 Review
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08 December 2009
Cities, Towns and Renewable Energy: Yes in my front yard
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IEA in the Press
| Xinhua News Agency, 09 March 2010
IEA views safety and non-proliferation as precondition for nuclear development During a conference on access to civil nuclear energy in Paris IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka stressed safety and non-proliferation as two key premises for global expansion of nuclear power. He said that “for the sake of climate change mitigation, nuclear (development) is necessary” but that full safety and non-proliferation were “minimum requirements”. The development of nuclear energy was also facing some major difficulties such as public acceptance and human resources, he said and added that “there are not enough nuclear technicians and engineers”.
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| Reuters, 26 February 2010
IEA – Oil market volatility could increase as economy recovers Addressing a two-day oil market forum in Tokyo, organised jointly by the IEA and the Institute of Energy Economics Japan, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said “With proliferating uncertainty, the [oil] market could easily become again more volatile once economic growth returns and the market potentially tightens”. Uncertainty about the economic recovery and a lack of clarity among policy makers to mitigate CO2 emissions made it however “very difficult to map out a clear and certain path for the market”. Mr. Tanaka called for policy makers to “step up to the plate” as these uncertainties could be lowered with “clearer internationally agreed policies that ensure plentiful supply of sustainable and secure energy”.
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 10 February 2010
IEA sees huge potential for 2nd generation biofuels Reporting on the new IEA study Sustainable Production of Second-Generation Biofuels, the newspaper highlights that world production of biofuels could more than double by 2030 without competing with food production, if 2nd generation biofuels produced from agricultural- and forestry residues were used. It quotes IEA Director of Energy Markets and Security Didier Houssin as saying that a switch to new and efficient technologies is needed to avoid the problems related to first-generation biofuels, which are based on grains and other agricultural commodities and are increasingly questioned due to low profitability and negative impact on global food prices.
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