{"id":23070,"date":"2022-07-13T11:55:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T10:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=23070"},"modified":"2022-07-13T11:55:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T10:55:28","slug":"strengthening-clean-energy-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/strengthening-clean-energy-technology\/23070\/","title":{"rendered":"Global energy and climate leaders: Strengthening clean energy technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Australian Government are co-hosting this meeting to determine how global energy and climate leaders can scale up and strengthen the supply chains for the clean energy technologies required for a secure and affordable transition to net zero emissions.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, launched the event with top leaders from industry, finance, and other high-level participants present. This included IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol; Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen; US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm; Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Koichi Hagiuda; Samoan Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster; Indian Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh; and Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif.<\/p>\n
The discussions taking place at the Sydney Energy Forum emphasise the significance of international dialogue, cooperation for achieving energy security and climate goals, and the central role of the IEA within these endeavours. Governments worldwide are attempting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to assure the plausibility of achieving net zero emissions, as well as limiting the worst impacts of climate change. Thus, it is intended for this to redefine global energy security to include the supply of the minerals, materials and manufacturing capacity required to deliver clean energy technologies.<\/p>\n
Additional pressure has been unloaded on these supply chains due to Covid-related lockdowns as well as Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. This has resulted in supply disruptions and soaring prices, which have impacted a wide range of critical commodities. Therefore, this turmoil threatens the pace of clean energy transitions, by potentially hindering the production of electric vehicles (EVs) or the deployment of renewables. This emphasises the astute action required from governments in order to counter these challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo durably address the challenges we are facing from today\u2019s global energy crisis, we require an immediate and massive expansion of clean energy technologies to build a resilient and affordable energy system,\u201d explained Dr Birol. \u201cEstablishing secure and sustainable supply chains for these technologies is essential, so I am very pleased that decision-makers from around the world have come together for these discussions led by the Australian Government and the IEA to strengthen international action.\u201d<\/p>\n