Indian Secretary of Power attends IEA Governing Board
11 March 2009
The Mr. V. S. Sampath, Secretary of the Ministry of Power, India, attended the IEA’s Governing Board meeting on 11-12 March 2009. He was welcomed to the IEA by IEA Governing Board Chair, Mr. Willy Ricketts and IEA Executive Director, Mr. Nobuo Tanaka. This photograph was taken beside the winning painting in the Ministry of Power’s 2007 National Painting Competition on Energy Conservation organised for school children.
IEA Hosts First Energy Business Council Meeting
10 March 2009
The IEA welcomed senior executives from over 25 energy companies and a number of industry associations to the first meeting of the IEA Energy Business Council (EBC). The purpose of the gathering was to create a forum for representatives from business to participate in and contribute to discussions of current energy-related challenges. Topics addressed included the impact of the financial crisis on energy markets, IEA engagement with “outreach” countries and the Agency’s priorities in 2009. The EBC will next convene for a brainstorming meeting that directly precedes the IEA Ministerial in October.
IEA Participates in Launch of Global Fuel Economy Initiative
4 March 2009
IEA Executive Director Tanaka participated in the launch of the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) in Geneva, during the Geneva Motor Show. Four organisations -- the FIA Foundation, International Transport Forum (ITF) and UN Environment Program and IEA -- developed GFEI to achieve a 50% reduction in automobile energy use per kilometre by 2050.
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Energy and Society Conference, Portugal
27 February 2009
On 27 February, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka met with the Portuguese Minister for Economy and Industry, Mr. Manuel Pinho. Mr. Tanaka visited Lisbon, Portugal to speak at the inaugural Energy and Society Conference. His speech provided an overview of the global energy outlook and insights into the important role of renewables with respect to climate change mitigation and energy security.
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