IEA given climate mandate
Ministers from 31 member countries give body new guiding principle of supporting decarbonisation efforts
The IEA has been given an official mandate by energy ministers to support countries in reaching their net-zero targets. The traditional role of the IEA has been to ensure global energy security, but ministers from the 31 member countries said in a statement following the latest ministerial meeting that this was the launch of a new phase for the agency. “In addition to ensuring global energy security, the IEA has a new guiding principle: supporting countries in the global effort to attain net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector by mid-century,” says the statement. “We resolve to accelerate clean energy transitions as a lasting solution to prevent energy price spikes, such as th
![](/images/white-fade.png)
Also in this section
21 July 2024
Awards experience 20% increase in nominations this year, with submissions from 27 countries
18 July 2024
Platform developed at Scottish university uses advanced simulations and machine learning to find most cost-effective and sustainable combinations of materials for use in carbon capture
18 July 2024
Stockholm Exergi agrees to one of world’s largest deployments of CO₂ liquefication technology to enable transport of emissions captured from biomass power plant
11 July 2024
Watkins will leverage her financial acumen and strategic insight to lead Gulf’s commercial initiatives across media, events, and market intelligence