Clean Energy Transitions Programme

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About Clean Energy Transitions Programme

It is the IEA’s flagship initiative launched in 2017 for accelerating progress toward a global net zero energy system.
It leverages the insights and influence of the world’s leading energy authority to accelerate clean energy transitions, particularly in emerging and developing economies.
Its goals are in line with the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations.

Key facts about IEA

It is an autonomous inter-governmental organisation within the OECD framework.
It works with governments and industry to shape a secure and sustainable energy future for all.
It was founded in 1974 to ensure the security of oil supplies.
It was created in response to the 1973-1974 oil crisis when an oil embargo by major producers pushed prices to historic levels and exposed the vulnerability of industrialised countries to dependency on oil imports.
It consists of 31 member countries and eleven association countries.
A candidate country to the IEA must be a member country of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Q1) What is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)?

It is an international organisation of 38 countries committed to democracy and the market economy. OECD members are typically democratic countries that support free-market economies. It was established on Dec. 14, 1960, by 18 European nations, plus the United States and Canada.

Source: Clean Energy Transitions Programme 2023