International Energy Agency

International Energy Agency
AbbreviationIEA
Established18 November 1974; 50 years ago (1974-11-18)[1]
TypeAutonomous intergovernmental organisation
Headquarters9, rue de la Fédération, Paris, France
Membership
31 member countries
Official languages
English
Fatih Birol
Deputy Executive Director
Mary Burce Warlick
Budget
€61.8m (2022)[2]
Websitewww.iea.org Edit this at Wikidata

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sector. The 31 member countries and 13[3] association countries of the IEA represent 75% of global energy demand.[1]

The IEA was set up under the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis to respond to physical disruptions in global oil supplies, provide data and statistics about the global oil market and energy sector, promote energy savings and conservation, and establish international technical collaboration.[4] Since its founding, the IEA has also coordinated use of the oil reserves that its members are required to hold.

In subsequent decades, the IEA's role expanded to cover the entire global energy system, encompassing traditional fuels such as gas, and coal as well as cleaner and fast-growing energy sources and technologies including renewable energy sources; solar photovoltaics, wind power, biofuels as well as nuclear power, and hydrogen, and the critical minerals needed for these technologies.

The core activity of the IEA is providing policy advice to its member states and Associated countries to support their energy security and advance their transition to clean energy.[4] Recently, it has focused in particular on supporting global efforts to accelerate clean energy transition, mitigate climate change, reach net zero emissions, and prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5 °C.[5][6] All IEA member countries have signed the Paris Agreement which aims to limit warming to 1.5 °C, and two thirds of IEA member governments have made commitments to emission neutrality by 2050.

The Embassy of Australia, Paris, where the IEA headquarters are located

The IEA's current executive director is Fatih Birol, who took office in late 2015.[7][8] IEA publishes a range of reports and other information including its flagship publication, the annual World Energy Outlook, as well as the Net Zero by 2050 report.[9][10][11]

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  8. ^ International Energy Agency (25 March 2022). "IEA reappoints Fatih Birol for new term as Executive Director". Paris: IEA. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ International Energy Agency (24 March 2022). "2022 IEA Ministerial Communiqué – News". IEA. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  10. ^ International Energy Agency (24 March 2022). "Press release". IEA. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. ^ "World Energy Outlook 2020". International Energy Agency. Paris: IEA. 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.