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The International Energy Agency (IEA) was created in 1974 in response
to the 1973-74 oil crisis. It is an autonomous international governmental
agency, based in Paris, France, and comprising a cooperative group
of most of the Member countries of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD).
At present, the IEA is the energy forum for 26 Member countries:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea,
Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States;
and the European Commission. These countries strive to create conditions
in which their energy sectors can promote sustainable economic development
for the welfare of their citizens and environment. They recognize
the importance of the growing interdependence of the global economic
and energy markets, and thus have created a framework for working
together to coordinate their energy policies, share energy information
and cooperate in the development of rational energy programmes.
Significant joint measures include developing alternative energy
sources, increasing efficiency of energy use and assisting with
the integration of energy and environmental policies. In addition
to their many other responsibilities, the IEA encourages international
collaboration in energy technology in the areas of: information
centres and energy modelling, fossil fuels, renewable energy technologies,
energy end-use technologies and fusion power through a large network
of Implementing Agreements.
IEA Website
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