While the outlook for gas supplies may thus appear relatively comfortable, we cannot afford complacency
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This decade is crucial for effective policies to enable the development of solar electricity
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Even the countries that are most proactive on energy efficiency have implemented less than 60 percent of the IEA energy efficiency recommendations
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So in short, the energy security and climate change challenges require balanced and sustainable energy policies not just at home but also beyond our borders
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In addition to funding regional pilots, governments need to establish clear and consistent policies, regulations and plans for electricity systems that will allow innovative investment in smart grids
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This article is about a Japanese diplomat.
Nobuo Tanaka (田中 伸男, Tanaka Nobuo?, born 3 March 1950) is the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. He was born on 3 March 1950 in Japan. He is graduated from the University of Tokyo in the field of economics in 1972, and has an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (1979). In 1973 he began his career with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI). In 1989 he joined the OECD as the Deputy-Director for Science, Technology and Industry, and served in 1991-1995 as the Director for Science, Technology and Industry.
In 1995 he returned to METI where he served as Director for Industrial Finance Division and as Director for Policy Planning and Coordination Division. In 1998–2000 he was posted at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C., as Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry. After returning to Japan in 2000 he took a post of the Executive Vice President for the Research Institute of Economy Trade and Industry, and in 2002–2004 the post of the Director-General for the Multilateral Trade System Department of METI.