Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 19

9-May-2005

IEA Board Commits To Curbing Oil Import Dependence, Boosting Energy Efficiency

The IEA said on 3 May that stronger actions were needed to ensure secure and sustainable energy supplies to consumer countries, particularly through curbing energy import dependence, boosting energy efficiency and reducing global reliance on fossil fuels. In a communiqué released after the ministerial meeting of the governing board in Paris, the IEA said that...