sent fuel prices soaring and made energy security of paramount concern for world leaders.
In recent weeks, he has met ministers from across the world and major organisations such as Nato. This week, he is keynote speaker at the Singapore International Energy Week event at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre. For example, the IEA says that in the next 25 years, South-east Asia will add electricity capacity equivalent to the power system of the European Union, treble the number of cars on the road, and increase clean energy investment seven times.
Since taking on the role of executive director at the IEA in 2015, he has refocused the agency’s work on the green transition and encouraged its members to invest in renewable energy, electric vehicles and hydrogen to limit the impact of climate change. Burning fossil fuels is the main source of emissions heating up the planet and causing man-made climate change.
But do all the leaders he speaks to support the green transition and the need to phase out fossil fuels?He tries to ensure that “climate goals are not forgotten” as nations try to secure energy at an affordable price.In recognition of his work, Time magazine last year named him one of the world’s 100 most influential people, while Forbes listed him as one of the most influential people in the world of energy.