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Policy & Planning

IEA chief tells Australia all coal must go if world to meet climate targets in orderly fashion
IEA chief Fatih Birol says it will be impossible to meet even modest global climate targets if existing coal plants continue operating at full capacity and for their lifetimes.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 21, 2020

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Global energy body warns against rush to cut renewables and storage research funds
IEA warns against cuts to clean tech research funding as Australia’s Coalition government ponders future of Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 3, 2020

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Policy & Planning

IEA tells Australia it’s on wrong track on climate, more wind and solar needed
IEA says some countries are reshaping their energy supply with climate targets in mind, but Australia is not one of them.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 13, 2019

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Smart Energy

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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$Renewables use only fraction of minerals used for fossil fuel generation$

Renewables

Renewables use only fraction of minerals used for fossil fuel generation
IEA data smashes another renewables myth, showing that they account for a far smaller portion of global demand for minerals and metals than fossil fuels – particularly coal.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2019

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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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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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It was $40b cheaper to install solar in 2013 than in 2012
Global climate finance levels are dropping—largely because the cost of solar has fallen so quickly.
Stephen Lacey

Nov 21, 2014

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Is 3,000 MW of new Nigeria solar power a model to end energy poverty?
Nigeria has signed a series of agreements to develop and operate 3,000 MW of utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plants over the next five years.
Silvio Marcacci

May 15, 2014

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IEA chief tells Australia all coal must go if world to meet climate targets in orderly fashion

Global energy body warns against rush to cut renewables and storage research funds

IEA tells Australia it’s on wrong track on climate, more wind and solar needed

Slow progress on energy efficiency puts climate targets at risk, misses $2.6 trillion of benefits

Renewables use only fraction of minerals used for fossil fuel generation

IEA warns Australia not to miss window on cheap solar

Renewable energy for industry next big thing for Australia, says IEA

It was $40b cheaper to install solar in 2013 than in 2012

Is 3,000 MW of new Nigeria solar power a model to end energy poverty?

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