In Short : The Executive Director held meetings with Romania’s senior leadership to explore stronger institutional cooperation and deepen strategic engagement. Discussions focused on expanding joint initiatives, improving policy coordination, and enhancing long-term partnerships. Both sides emphasized the importance of closer collaboration in governance, development programs, and capacity building, reaffirming their commitment to advancing mutual […]
In Short : At the AI Action Summit, co-chaired by France and India, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol highlighted AI’s massive energy demands and the need for global coordination. He announced an IEA report on AI-energy challenges and a new Observatory on AI and Data Centers, emphasizing sustainable power solutions to support AI’s rapid expansion. […]
The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency has voted unanimously to reappoint Dr Fatih Birol as Executive Director, giving him strong backing to lead a new era for the IEA. His reappointment, for a third term, comes at a pivotal moment for the IEA amid heightened awareness that clean energy transitions must be not […]
More than 150 million people are gaining access to electricity every year, reducing the ranks of those who live without power, but this is not enough to meet global development goals, according to a report released Wednesday. Furthermore, efforts to cut pollution from cooking food and promote renewable power for heat and transportation are likewise […]