WEO Press

The 2008 meeting of the International Energy Workshop will be organised by the International Energy Agency, Paris, on 30 June - 2 July 2008.

Just released the World Energy Outlook 2007 - China and India Insights

The WEO contributed to the recently released US National Petroleum Council report titled
Hard Truths: Facing the Hard Truths about Energy

World Energy Outlook 2007 - China and India Insights

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Recent Press Quotes

The WEO 2007 is making headline news around the world, see the following selection:

13 February 2008, Houston Chronicle
Speaking at an annual energy conference, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka emphasised the “urgent need” to strengthen spending on (oil and gas) exploration and production. “Surging prices, diminishing recoveries and, in some cases, poor data on remaining reserves are fuelling concerns among some about the availability of the hydrocarbons reserves base”, Mr. Tanaka said.

29 January 2008, Dow Jones
Running a story about energy efficiency, the newswire is quoting IEA Analyst Paul Waide as saying that “governments have ramped up ambitions on [energy efficiency] in a very short time, but it's being done from a relatively low base so there are a lot of capacity issues that need to be addressed to deliver this”. According to the IEA, if energy-efficiency policies under current consideration were fully implemented, global energy demand would be reduced by 11% in 2030.

23 January 2008, Financial Times
China is shaking up the world. In this article, FT Chief Economics Commentator Martin Wolf draws upon the analysis of the World Energy Outlook. For example, he notes that "if CO2 emissions per head from China and India reached US levels, world emissions would be three times higher than today". Read more

Awards

01 March 2007: Ambassador Ulrich Stacher and IEA Governing Board member Alfred Maier presented IEA's Chief Economist Dr. Fatih Birol with the Golden Honour Medal of the Austrian Republic and an accompanying statement signed by the Austrian President. The award recognises Dr. Birol's outstanding contribution to the understanding of global energy issues through his work firstly with OPEC and now the IEA. Photo

01 October 2006: Dr. Fatih Birol, IEA Chief Economist, was awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques. The award, instigated by Napoléon in 1808 for outstanding academic achievements, is in recognition of Dr. Birol's work on energy economics. The award was presented by Dominique Maillard, France’s Director General of Energy.
Dr. Birol's acceptance speech, Dominique Maillard's speech Photo

01 April 2006: IEA senior energy analyst Maria Argiri was honoured as a 2005 winner of the prestigious Key Women in Energy - Global Awards. She was recognised for her sustained work on the World Energy outlook series. The annual Key Women in Energy - Global Awards identify and recognise women who have made significant contributions or achievements in the Energy Sector.

Workshops

The International Energy Workshop (IEW)  IEA, Paris: 30 June-2 July 2008

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Papers

Energy Economics: A Place for Energy Poverty in the Agenda? 2006
World Energy Prospects and Challenges 2006
Carrots and Sticks: Taxing and Subsidising Energy 2006

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