London (Platts)--6Dec2007
China and India have taken part for first time in an International Energy
Agency meeting to discuss issues including long-term policy and emergency
preparedness, the adviser to large energy consuming nations said Thursday.
The Paris-based agency said high-level Chinese and Indian delegations
took part this week in its "Committee Week"--several days focusing on key
energy issues including emergency response preparedness, the outlook for oil,
gas and coal markets, energy technology collaboration and energy efficiency
measures.
In its World Energy Outlook 2007 study published last month, the IEA
singled out China and India as the world's fastest growing energy markets
whose growth is set to stretch global energy supplies by 2030.
China and India's involvement in the meeting marked a "step change" in
the IEA's relationships with the developing countries, encouraging their
greater direct involvement in their work, the IEA said.
"The presence of delegates from China and India around the table in our
discussions this week underscores our mutual commitment to continue to work
together and to find ways to ensure clean, reliable affordable energy for the
future," the IEA's executive director Nobuo Tanaka said in a statement.
"This is a global challenge that we must face and overcome together".
IEA said while co-operation with China and India on improving energy data
collection, energy efficiency, energy market reform policies, technology and
the development of emergency preparedness and response systems has taken
place, a "greater effort" is needed.
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