US Push Reframes IEA Agenda Away from Climate toward Energy Security

At a two-day Paris ministerial, the United States pressured the International Energy Agency to drop climate change from its main priorities and refocus on energy security, resilience, minerals, and electricity systems. The chair’s summary removed climate as a top priority, signaling Washington’s influence over the agency and marking a sharp departure from the prior emphasis on climate action and fossil-fuel phaseouts, though a COP28-aligned line on the energy transition was noted.