Ministers and hjosir-level officials from all 29 IEA countries and nine partner countries met in Paris this week for the International Energy Agency’s 2015 Ministerial meeting. The theme for the meeting was, “Innovation for a Clean, Secure Energy Future,” The chair for the meeting was under the US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
The new IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, laid out his vision for modernising the IEA and making it a truly inclusive, global energy organisation. The three main pillars for modernising the IEA are:
- Opening the doors of the IEA to emerging economies. On Monday, Mexico announced its decision to pursue IEA membership.
- Broadening the IEA’s core mandate of energy
- Transforming the Agency to become a global hub for clean energy technologies and energy efficiency, which involves strengthening the role of the IEA’s Technology Collaboration Programmes, an existing network of 6,000 energy technology experts worldwide.
As a member of the IEA Technology Collaboration Programme we at IEAGHG look forward to seeing how the director’s new vision will work through and we look forward to working more closely with the IEA.
If you want to read more on the outcomes from the IEA Ministerial Meeting go to http://www.iea.org/newsroomandevents/pressreleases/2015/november/energy-ministers-set-course-for-new-era-at-iea-.html