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Slow progress on energy efficiency puts climate targets at risk, misses $2.6 trillion of benefits
International Energy Agency says global primary energy intensity improved by only 1.2% in 2018 – the slowest rate since the start of the decade.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 5, 2019

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Solar

Solar panels exposed to fire pose “negligible risk” to health, environment: IEA
Rooftop solar fire hazard analysis finds negligible risks for chemical contamination, and no cancer related health effects from PV exposed to fire.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 15, 2018

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Graph of the Day: EV uptake to boost global electricity demand by four Australias
IEA’s conservative electric vehicle growth projections expect uptake to boost global power demand by 928TWh a year in 2030 – that’s four times Australia’s annual consumption.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 1, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Graph of the Day: Why EV uptake could match solar PV
New IEA report reveals a striking resemblance between the path electric vehicle penetration is currently on, and the path solar PV has been charting.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 20, 2018

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Markets

IEA warns Australia not to miss window on cheap solar
IEA warns Australia not to miss the importance of solar, although it does suggest that Australia waste more money on CCS.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 15, 2018

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Plunging cost of solar means peak coal looms in India
New modelling predicts India is within a decade of peak coal demand for the power sector. This is sooner than anyone has predicted.
Tim Buckley

Nov 22, 2017

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Policy & Planning

How the International Energy Agency is steering world to climate disaster
International Energy Agency likes to present itself as a climate champion, but it is in fact steering the energy system towards catastrophic levels of warming,
Greg Muttitt

Nov 20, 2017

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Commentary

How China is driving global green shift in electric power sector
The IEA has recently published its new report Renewables 2017, which received maximum coverage around the world for its argument that solar PV is now growing faster than any other energy source.
John Mathews

Nov 16, 2017

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Renewables

Renewable energy for industry next big thing for Australia, says IEA
International Energy Agency says solar, hydro and and wind have enormous potential for use in industrial processes – particularly in places like Australia, where the cost will be $USUS30/MWh.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 9, 2017

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Commentary

Renewables will give more people access to electricity than coal, says IEA
IEA says coal will be used to provide access to electricity to just 16% of those without electricity now, while renewables will account for at least 60%.
Simon Evans

Oct 20, 2017

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Solar

IEA: Renewable electricity set to grow 40% globally by 2022
The world’s renewable electricity capacity is set to rise sharply over the next five years, the IEA says, expanding 43% on today’s levels.
Jocelyn Timperley

Oct 5, 2017

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Featured

Stunning new low for solar PV as even IEA hails “age of solar”
Saudi solar tender attracts stunning low bid of $US17.9/MWh, as even the conservative IEA hails a “new era of solar.” And while Australia currently enjoys an investment boom, a new report by Climate Council says “politics” is the only major barrier to a high penetration renewable grid.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 5, 2017

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