Solar power to overtake oil production investment - IEA Investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, the International Energy Agency said today, with solar projects expected … Business • 25 May
Oil gains after IEA sees demand rising to record high Oil prices rose today and were headed for a fourth week of gains in a row after the West's energy watchdog said it expected global … Business • 14 Apr
IEA's Birol expects tighter energy markets in 2023 International Energy Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol said today that energy markets could be tighter in 2023, adding he hoped prices would not rise further … Business • 19 Jan
Energy firms throwing people 'under the bus' - Thunberg Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has accused attendees of the World Economic Forum in Davos of "fuelling the destruction of the planet" as she arrived … Business • 19 Jan
IEA predicts 2025 peak in global fossil fuel emissions The International Energy Agency (IEA) said it believes global energy emissions will peak in 2025 as surging prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine … World • 27 Oct 22
World is in its first truly global energy crisis - IEA Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of "the first truly … Business • 25 Oct 22
Oil prices rise on low diesel stocks ahead of winter Oil prices traded about $1 higher today, reversing course as low levels of diesel inventory ahead of winter helped investors shrug off higher-than-expected stocks of … Business • 13 Oct 22
Oil rises as IEA hikes 2022 demand growth forecast Oil prices rose by over 1% today after the International Energy Agency raised its oil demand growth forecast for this year as soaring gas prices … Business • 11 Aug 22
IEA to release 120 million barrels of oil over 6 months The International Energy Agency (IEA) has listed members' contributions to a 120-million-barrel release of crude and oil products from emergency stockpiles aimed at cooling global … Business • 08 Apr 22
Europe told 'turn down the heat' in Russia gas standoff Fears of a Russian gas supply crunch prompted some European countries today to ask people to consume less energy in a move that could potentially … Business • 30 Mar 22
IEA cuts oil demand outlook, fears Russia supply shock The International Energy Agency cut its world oil demand forecast for 2022 today, warning that sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine could spark … Business • 16 Mar 22
Ireland to release 222,000 barrels of oil from NORA In a statement to RTÉ News this afternoon, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications confirmed that Ireland will release 222,000 barrels of oil … Business • 07 Mar 22
High gas prices to hit demand in 2022 - IEA Demand for natural gas is expected to fall sharply in Europe and slow in Asia this year as prices have rocketed to record heights, the … Business • 31 Jan 22
Shortage of key minerals could delay low carbon switch A shortage in critical minerals could delay, and make more expensive, transitions to low carbon emission energy and transport systems. Climate Change • 10 May 21
CO2 emissions at higher levels than pre-pandemic - IEA CO2 emissions have risen to levels higher than what were recorded before the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Energy Agency. Coronavirus • 02 Mar 21
IEA trims 2021 global oil demand forecast The International Energy Agency trimmed its 2021 global oil demand forecast today as fresh coronavirus lockdowns cloud the outlook but said mass vaccination programmes should … Business • 19 Jan 21
Aviation crisis to affect oil demand until 2022 - IEA Oil demand is recovering from the greatest fall in its history in 2020, the International Energy Agency said today. Business • 16 Jun 20
IEA sees record 2020 oil demand fall due to coronavirus Global oil demand will fall by a record amount this year as lockdown measures imposed to curb the coronavirus outbreak bring the economy to a … Business • 15 Apr 20
Virus causes first annual decline in oil use in decades The world is set for its first annual decline in oil consumption in more than a decade due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, … Business • 09 Mar 20
IEA warns doing nothing on emissions is not an option Oil and gas companies must boost investment in low carbon energies or face an increasing backlash that could threaten their long-term profits and social acceptance, … Business • 20 Jan 20
World needs 'laser-like focus' to bring down emissions The world must do much more to slash emissions if it is to defuse the climate change time bomb and deliver sustainable energy for a … Business • 13 Nov 19
Oil jumps after US navy downs Iranian drone Oil prices rose today as tensions spiked again in the Middle East after the US said it had destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait … Business • 19 Jul 19
Oil slips as demand concerns outweigh Mideast attacks Oil prices fell today on fears trade disputes will dent global oil demand, although the attacks this week on two oil tankers in the Gulf … Business • 14 Jun 19
2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble: IEA A 2.3% jump in global energy demand last year outstripped the expansion of renewables and helped drive record-high greenhouse gas emissions, according to the International … Environment • 26 Mar 19
Global electric car sales up over 50% in 2017 Electric car sales around the world rose by 54% in 2017, taking global stock across the three-million threshold, the International Energy Agency said in a … Business • 30 May 18