{"id":12114,"date":"2026-02-22T13:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12114"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:15:09","slug":"international-energy-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-energy-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"International Energy Agency (IEA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>International Energy Agency Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, energy ministers from 54 countries reinforced global cooperation on energy security, critical minerals and the clean energy transition at the ministerial meeting of the International Energy Agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About International Energy Agency<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>autonomous intergovernmental organisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the <\/span><b>OECD framework.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It works with governments and industry to shape a secure and sustainable energy future for all.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Background:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was established in 1974, in the <\/span><b>wake of the 1973-1974 oil crisis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help its members respond to major oil supply disruptions, a role it continues to fulfill today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mandate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tracking and <\/span><b>analyzing global key energy trends<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, promoting sound energy policy, and fostering multinational energy technology cooperation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Focus Area:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It focuses on four main areas: energy<\/span><b> security, economic development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, environmental awareness, and engagement worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Member Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of <\/span><b>31 member countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and eleven association countries.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A candidate country to the <\/span><b>IEA must be a member country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>India joined<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this organization <\/span><b>in 2017<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an <\/span><b>Associate member.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reports published by IEA:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> World Energy Outlook, World Energy Balances, Energy Technology Perspectives, World Energy Statistics and Net Zero by 2050.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Paris, France.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/energy\/iea-ministers-expand-critical-minerals-mandate-deepen-global-partnerships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Energy Agency is an autonomous inter-governmental organisation within the OECD framework. 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