IEA's Energy Technology Perspectives 2015

featuring

Jean-François Gagné
Head of Energy Technology Policy Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Moderated by:
Guy Caruso
Senior Adviser, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS

The CSIS Energy and National Security Program is hosted Jean-François Gagné, Head of Energy Technology Policy Division with the International Energy Agency (IEA), to present the IEA's Energy Technology Perspectives 2015 (ETP 2015). As climate negotiators work towards a deal that would limit the increase in global temperatures, interest is growing in the essential role technology innovation can and must play in enabling the transition to a low-carbon energy system. The 2015 edition of Energy Technology Perspectives examines innovation in the energy technology sector and seeks to increase confidence in the feasibility of achieving short- and long-term climate change mitigation targets through effective research, development, demonstration and deployment (RDD&D). The report also shows how emerging economies, and China in particular, can foster a low-carbon transition through innovation in energy technologies and policy. Guy Caruso, Senior Adviser with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, moderated.