WHAT: Press webinar (under embargo) for the release of World Energy Investment 2017
WHEN: Friday, 7 July 2017, 3:00 PM Paris time
WHO: Laszlo Varro, IEA Chief Economist
The IEA's annual benchmark analysis of energy investment, World Energy Investment 2017, provides a critical foundation for decision making by governments, the energy industry and financial institutions.
With analysis of the past year's developments across all fuels and all energy technologies, the report reveals the critical issues confronting energy markets and the emerging themes for 2017 and beyond. It highlights the ways in which investment decisions taken today are determining how energy supply and demand will unfold tomorrow, complementing the forecasts and projections found in other IEA publications.
This year's edition examines the financial landscape for energy investment and how financing flows are evolving in relation to renewable energy expansion, shorter-cycle oil and gas projects and innovations in energy efficiency financing. World Energy Investment 2017 addresses key questions, including:
- Which countries and policies attracted most energy investment in 2016?
- Investments in which fuels and technologies are growing fastest?
- How are oil and gas companies reinventing themselves to survive the new technology and price environment in the sector?
- How might energy investment trends affect energy security and climate change mitigation?
- How are business models evolving with the changing availabilities of capital for different energy sources?
- What are governments and the energy sector spending on energy R&D, and who are the biggest spenders?
About the IEA: The International Energy Agency, the global energy authority, was founded in 1974 to help its member countries co-ordinate a collective response to major oil supply disruptions. Its mission has evolved and rests today on three main pillars: working to ensure global energy security; expanding energy cooperation and dialogue around the world; and promoting an environmentally sustainable energy future.