The International Energy Agency at 50 the astounding environmental shift from an organization focused on fossil energy supply to a clean energy authority

The International Energy Agency at 50 the astounding environmental shift from an organization focused on fossil energy supply to a clean energy authority

The International Energy Agency (IEA), created in the wake of the 1973 oil shock and ensuing energy scarcity, is now 50 years old. Since the 1990s, the relative abundance of fossil fuels has pushed this organization towards renewable energies. This new impetus derives from initiatives taken by the IEA Secretariat and its successive Executive Directors. This chapter examines the shift towards renewable energy within the IEA under the leadership o…