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News & Events
News and Events at the International Energy Agency and the Nuclear Energy Agency can be found at their respective websites www.iea.org and www.nea.fr.
News
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20-Oct-2009
The IEA has held its two-day Ministerial meeting in Paris on 14-15 October with the theme “Responding to Energy Challenges in Partnership”. Energy Ministers from the 28 IEA member countries met at OECD headquarters to share views on the key energy and environment challenges facing the world today.
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15-Oct-2009
After a year of pain and pessimism, we are starting to see signs of an economic recovery. Green shoots are sprouting. Governments' bold economic and financial actions of over the past year are beginning to take effect.
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12-Oct-2009
This paper, prepared by Rana Roy, Consulting Economist, London, UK, addresses the scope for CO2-based differentiation in motor vehicle taxes, both under conditions of equilibrium and in the context of the current global recession.
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25-Sep-2009
In his remarks to the informal ministerial meeting on climate change, Mr. Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, underlined that the difficult part is working out what exactly is a “fair share” of GHG mitigation in order to reach a successful agreement in Copenhagen.
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25-Sep-2009
Welcoming the adoption of the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth by G20 leaders gathered in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said new sources of jobs and growth needed for the global economy to effect a sustained recovery, will only emerge if the right structural policies are adopted by the world’s leading global economies.
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18-Sep-2009
Climate change is the greatest collective challenge that we have ever faced and the world needs a significant reduction in global emissions from current levels. Many developed countries have already committed to reduce GHG emissions in the near-term, but the targets must be more ambitious. At the COP15 Conference in Copenhagen, we have a unique opportunity to address this threat but many questions still remain without answers, according to the OECD Secretary-General.
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18-Sep-2009
Against the background of a projected doubling of world greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, this book explores feasible ways to abate them at least cost. Through quantitative analysis, it addresses key policy issues to support countries in developing and implementing an ambitious, cost-effective, equitable and comprehensive approach to global climate change mitigation.
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Events
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on 15-May-2007
The OECD Forum 2007 "Innovation, Growth & Equity" took place in Paris on 14-15 May. Michael Oborne, Director of the IFP, chaired a session on "Infrastructure to 2030: Growth, Innovation and Finance" on 15 May. The press release is available here .
For more information about the Forum, visit the OECD Forum website.
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from 15-Jul-2006 to 17-Jul-2006
This year's G8 Summit took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The top priorities laid down by President Vladimir Putin were global energy security, education and fighting infectious diseases. Go here for OECD work on these and other issues discussed at the 2006 Summit.
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The one-day Experts’ Meeting on future Global Infrastructure Needs took place at OECD Headquarters on 1st October 2004. It was organised by the OECD’s International Futures Programme (IFP), and brought together 45 high-level government officials and business executives involved in various infrastructure-related activities.
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on 03-Jun-2005
The first meeting of the Steering Group on Future Global Infrastructure Needs took place at OECD Headquarters on 3rd June 2005. It was organised by the OECD’s International Futures Programme (IFP), and brought together 25 high-level government officials and business executives involved in various infrastructure-related activities.
For more information please contact Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at pierre-alain.schieb@oecd.org
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IEA at COP 15
For over a decade, the IEA has been providing analyses on the energy dimension of climate change and the energy implications of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol.
IEA at COP 15
NEA Books
Using the most current data and statistics available, the NEO provides projections up to 2050 to consider growth scenarios and potential implications on the future use of nuclear energy.
Nuclear Energy Outlook
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