Clean energy transitions
Global leadership to accelerate the shift to clean energy
The IEA provides reliable and up-to-date data, rigorous analysis, and effective policy recommendations and real-world solutions to help governments and industry meet their climate goals, improve energy access and reduce air pollution. The IEA is especially focused on the next decade as a critical period of action, to ensure a sustainable recovery and build the basis for reliable and sustainable energy systems.
The energy sector underpins all aspects of modern societies, but is also responsible for a large majority of global greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. The IEA helps governments, industry and other top decisionmakers from around the world to accelerate clean and just energy transitions, ensuring more sustainable, resilient, affordable and secure energy for all.
In February 2020, the IEA Executive Director called for a grand coalition – including governments, industry, financial institutions, international organisations and civil society – to ambitiously meet climate goals. The agency held its first IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit – with Ministers from over 80% of the global economy – in July 2020, as well as a series of ministerial-level meetings on clean energy and economic recovery, investments for secure and sustainable energy systems, Africa and Latin America.
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Clean Energy Transitions Programme
The IEA's Clean Energy Transitions Programme (CETP) leverages the IEA’s unique energy expertise across all fuels and technologies to accelerate global clean energy transitions, particularly in major emerging economies. CETP activities include collaborative analytical work, technical cooperation, training and capacity building and strategic dialogues.
Key reports
Events
20 Nov 2020 14:00—15:00
WEO week: Investing in clean energy transitions
19 Nov 2020
India launch of Energy Technology Perspectives 2020
01 Oct 2020 14:00—17:00
Energy Efficiency – An Ace up the sleeve for energy transitions
24 Sep 2020 11:00—11:45
CCUS in Clean Energy Transitions: ETP Special Report
News
Chairs' Summary for the AUC-IEA Second Ministerial Forum
Korea is putting innovation and technology at the centre of its clean energy transition, IEA policy review finds
Indian Climate Minister takes part in launch of IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives 2020 report in India
African Ministers stress need for greater investment to revitalise energy sector and drive sustainable recovery
Related analysis
Commentary
As we mark the Paris Agreement’s 5th anniversary, we continue to expand our work on energy and climate
Report
Tracking Clean Energy Innovation
A framework for using indicators to inform policy
Country report
Clean Energy Transitions in North Africa
Statistics report
CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion: Overview
An essential tool for analysts and policy makers
Commentary
Building momentum for a sustainable recovery
Country report
China’s Emissions Trading Scheme
Designing efficient allowance allocation
Flagship report
World Energy Investment 2020
The energy industry that emerges from the Covid-19 crisis will be significantly different from the one that came before
Flagship report
Global Energy Review 2020
The impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on global energy demand and CO2 emissions