13 December 2017
| WHAT: | Webinar for the launch of the IEA's Coal 2017 report |
| WHEN: | 14 December, 2017, 4 PM Paris time |
| WHO: | Keisuke Sadamori, IEA Director of Energy Markets & Security |
The International Energy Agency is organizing a media webinar under embargo for the release of Coal 2017, the annual market analysis and forecast (formerly the Medium-Term Coal Market Report).
The future of coal - the world's dominant fuel for more than a century - continues to be one of the most pressing questions on the energy scene. Coal is under pressure in many regions of the world for its contribution to greenhouse gases. It is squeezed out in power generation by cheap and abundant natural gas and fast-growing renewables whose costs are also plummeting.
But in many parts of Asia, including India, coal consumption is growing. The IEA's Coal 2017 market and analysis report provides a comprehensive analysis of recent trends and forecast through 2022 of coal demand, supply and trade, both at global and regional level. The insights in the report help to explain the current developments in coal markets and provide a window into the fuel's future over the next five years.
To register, please contact press@iea.org. The report and contents of the webinar will be under embargo until 9:00 AM Paris time, Monday, 18 December.
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.