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G7 leaders meet as global energy markets grapple with spike in fossil fuel prices while funding of renewable energy lags
Fatih Birol says governments should keep ageing nuclear plants open and take other contingency measures
Focus on renewables and natural gas would charge up continent’s economic development, says Fatih Birol
Energy think-tank believes global demand will surge to 101.6mn barrels a day despite record prices
IEA chief Fatih Birol says improving efficiency is vital to curb gas demand as Ukraine crisis continues
Decarbonisation support from governments will help boost CCS uptake
Cloak of pretence uses a net zero energy loophole to justify expanding oil, gas and coal projects
Impact of lower Russian production will be offset by slowing demand in China and emergency stock releases
Energy agency warns 2.5mn barrels a day of Russian oil exports could cease from next month
Plus, solar growth stalls and the oil industry’s business outlook is up
Fatih Birol says co-ordinated release of 60mn barrels last week was only an ‘initial response’
Energy agency sets out 10-point plan to reduce region’s imports of Russian gas within a year
Prices surge despite extra supplies as banks and shipowners refuse to handle Russian crude
Potent greenhouse gas rose in 2021 as gas prices escalated
Fatih Birol says low supplies coincide with ‘heightened geopolitical tensions over Ukraine’
IEA says strong action needed to tackle emissions from polluting fossil fuel
The slow pace of investment into cost-effective measures to cut carbon exasperates some observers
World must double down on efforts to save power, says watchdog
Record capacity gains in 2021 remain far off track to reach target of net zero emissions by 2050
Fatih Birol says chances of meeting goals ‘close to zero’ if dirtiest fossil fuel is not phased out
The path to a new energy economy is clear, but it is technically and politically difficult
Plus, IEA chief weighs in on the impact of the energy crisis on the green transition and why American energy bills are set to rise
IEA report shows current pledges fall short — and points to free lunches
Fatih Birol says energy market volatility should not become a barrier to policy action
Fossil fuel companies and governments alike need to act to reduce this potent greenhouse gas
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