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Latest Global Energy Statistics Now Available
1 September 2010
What countries in the world are the largest energy producers by fuel? What trends are regions following in their energy consumption patterns? Who are the top-ten electricity importers and exporters? The IEA has just released the 2010 edition of its Key World Energy Statistics, a handy, pocket-sized booklet that addresses these and many other questions on energy facts and figures. read more...


IEA Presents Energy Technology Perspectives in Norway
31 August 2010

IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka travelled to Oslo for the Norwegian launch of Energy Technology Perspectives 2010 (ETP 2010). The event was hosted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Statkraft. Minister Riis-Johansen provided opening remarks emphasising the importance of energy efficiency, renewables and CCS in Norway’s climate change and energy technology strategy.
Mr Tanaka is pictured here with Terje Riis-Johansen (Minister of Petroleum) and Christian Rynning-Tønnesen (CEO of Statkraft).


Presenting Energy Technology Perspectives and contributing to APEC Growth Strategy in Japan
6 August 2010
IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka presented Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) 2010 at the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in Tokyo. The event was attended by over 100 experts, government representatives and other participants. The audience welcomed the new IEA publication as valuable input to Japan’s New Growth Strategy which focuses on various low carbon technologies as source of future growth. (see Mr. Tanaka’s presentation in Japanese). read more...


IEA welcomes France’s commitment to combating climate change and urges the government to pursue electricity sector reforms
26 July 2010
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“Frontal21” on ZDF, 10 August 2010
The era of cheap oil is over, says IEA Chief Economist

Interviewed by the German TV ZDF for a feature on the future of oil prices, IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol said, “The era of cheap oil is over. Each barrel oil that will come to market read more ... 

Xinhua News, 28 July 2010
IEA calls China’s growing energy demand “legitimate”

In an interview with the Chinese news agency Xinhua, IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol called China’s growing energy demand “legitimate and a very normal developmentread more ... 

Today's Zaman, 24 July 2010
High Turkish Demand Growth Requires Investment, Energy Security Measures

Speaking in Ankara during the launch of Energy Policies of Turkey: 2009 Review, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka noted that the country’s read more ... 

New York Times, 5 July 2010
China’s success in energy efficiency crucial to limit global warming

The newspaper is featuring an article on China’s energy challenges and worries that these could become an international problem, read more ... 

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06 July 2010
The world needs an energy revolution to tackle climate change. In the Euronews program “Comment:Visions” Fatih Birol, IEA Chief Economist, talks about the role of renewables, energy efficiency and electric cars.
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