From 1st- to 2nd-Generation
Biofuel Technologies
28 November
The current debate over biofuels produced from food crops has pinned a lot of hope on “2nd-generation biofuels” produced from crop and forest residues and from non-food energy crops. This report, produced jointly with IEA Bioenergy, examines the current state-of-the-art and the challenges for 2nd-generation biofuel technologies. It evaluates their costs and considers policies to support development and deployment.
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Indonesia In-Depth Policy Review
21 November 2008
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12th Symposium of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology
Seoul, 20 November
Speaking at a press conference alongside Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said that achieving significantly lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions will require a global transformation of the energy sector. He noted that while this would be difficult, it remained possible and was essential for addressing climate change and ensuring the global energy security.


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World Energy Outlook 2008 launch
Beijing, 17 November
As a part of visit to Beijing to launch WEO 2008,  Mr. Tanaka met with Vice Minister MIAO Wei, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

14th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP 14/COP MOP 4)
1-12 December 2008

Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Netherlands, 2008 Review
2 February 2009


Era of Cheap Oil is Over
During a visit to Beijing to present the results of the World Energy Outlook 2008, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka noted that the financial crisis is an appropriate time for China to develop clean energy and said that despite diving oil prices, “it is certain that while market imbalances will feed volatility, the era of cheap oil is over.”
China Business Weekly, 01 December 2008
Call to Not Delay Greenhouse Measures
Attending the Clean Energy Council conference IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka urged countries such as Australia not to delay greenhouse measures due to the global financial crisis. "The global financial crisis should not delay measures to mitigate climate change because the cost will only get higher in the future," he said and warned oil prices could soar after the financial crisis and urged governments to spend some of their fiscal stimulus on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
The Australian, 26 November 2008
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