The International Energy Agency (IEA)

The International Energy Agency (IEA) to is a leading inter-governmental organisation, providing policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sector to its 32 member countries 14 Association countries.

Ireland was a founding member of the IEA, which was established in 1974 to help coordinate a collective response to major disruptions in the supply of oil. Since then, the IEA has evolved and expanded significantly and focuses on a range of policies to enhance reliability, affordability and sustainability of energy. The IEA has an essential and expanding role in energy security, decarbonisation, and the fight to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions through safe, sustainable, inclusive, and secure clean energy and green transitions. Ireland, together with France, co-Chaired the IEA Ministerial Meeting in February 2024, marking the IEA's 50th anniversary.

In addition to active participation at the Agency’s Governing Board, Committees and Standing Groups, Ireland also directly supports the Clean Energy Transitions Programme and the IEA’s work on Clean Cooking.