Fatih Birol

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While at the International Energy Agency, Birol has overseen several major changes in the approach of the organization. [9] The organization, which historically had been heavily in favor of the fossil fuel industry, has expanded its scope to include sustainable energy and more members. [9] Under his leadership, association agreements increased with major producers of energy, especially with countries outside the OECD in the Global South, such as India and China. [9] This new membership model mean that IEA member and Association countries represent over 75% of global energy consumption. [10]

Birol's approach to running the organization is both securing energy security while also facilitating the Energy transition. In 2021, IEA chief Fatih Birol called on policymakers to do more to accelerate the clean energy transition and reduce emissions, saying that "Clean-energy technologies are slowly but surely going to replace the existing energy industry." [11] [12] This transition significantly changed the direction of the organization, which previously had focused almost entirely on fossil fuel market analysis. [13]

Birol's work at the IEA has led to a number of his international honours and recognitions (see table below). Birol was on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people in 2021, [3] has been named by Forbes magazine among the most influential people on the world's energy scene [4] and recognised by the Financial Times in 2017 as Energy Personality of the Year. [5]

Beyond IEA

Birol is part of the Africa Europe Foundation's (AEF) High-Level Group of Personalities on Africa-Europe Relations (since 2020) [14]

Honours and medals

Fatih Birol
Fatih Birol in 2023 (cropped).jpg
Birol in 2023
Executive director of the International Energy Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2015
Ribbon barAward or decorationCountryDatePlaceNoteRef.
Medal for Outstanding Service of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Turkey Ankara [15]
Palmes academiques Chevalier ribbon.svg Ordre des Palmes Académiques France Paris [16]
AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 9th Class BAR.png Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria Austria Vienna [16]
GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 3 BVK 1Kl.svg First Class Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Germany Berlin [16]
ITA OMRI 2001 Uff BAR.svg Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Italy Paris [16]
SWE Order of the Polar Star (after 1975) - Knight 1st Class BAR.png First Class Order of the Polar Star Sweden Stockholm [16] [17]
JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg First Class Order of the Rising Sun Japan Paris [16] [18]
Melchett Medal United Kingdom2017 [19]
Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg Chevalier of the Legion of Honour France Paris Chevalier (Knight) is the highest class in the Légion d'honneur and the highest French order of merit. [16] [20] [21]
Ribbon bar of the Order of Zayed.svg Order of Zayed United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi [22] [23]
Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Class 1) Grand Gwanghwa Medal ribbon.gif Order of Diplomatic Service Merit South Korea Seoul Grand Gwanghwa Medal [24]

References

  1. ↑ "India inks MoU with International Energy Agency for global energy security, sustainability". The Hindu . 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Paris climate agreement at risk of failure, says energy chief". The Telegraph . 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.(Subscription required.)
  3. 1 2 "Fatih Birol: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021". Time . 15 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 "T. Boone Pickens Picks The World's Seven Most Powerful In Energy". Forbes . 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Energy personality of the year: Fatih Birol, IEA". The Sunday Times . 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.(Subscription required.)
  6. ↑ "Climate commitments are 'not enough', says Birol". World Nuclear News . 22 April 2021.
  7. ↑ KULU, Zeynep BİLGEHAN / HEY GİDİ YILLAR-Fotoğraf: Levent (17 September 2021). "'Dünyanın en etkili Türkü' Fatih Birol'un başarı sırrı: Alın teri, azim ve biraz da şans..." www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "In rare honour, Executive Director elected as Foreign Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering". International Energy Agency. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 Rathi, Akshat (2024). Climate capitalism: winning the race to zero emissions and solving the crisis of our age. Vancouver Berkeley: Greystone Books. ISBN   978-1-77840-185-5.
  10. ↑ International Energy Agency. "History – About". IEA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Worland, Justin (28 October 2021). "Meet the Man Who Defines the Energy Markets—And Wants the World to Go Clean". TIME. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "World at 'beginning of end' of fossil fuel era, says global energy agency". Financial Times. 12 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Worland/Paris, Justin (23 February 2024). "Inside Fatih Birol's Push to Transform the IEA". TIME. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  14. ↑ High-Level Group of Personalities on Africa-Europe Relations Archived 11 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Africa Europe Foundation (AEF).
  15. ↑ "Dışişleri Bakanlığı Üstün Hizmet Ödülü ile Devlet Nişan ve Madalyaları" (in Turkish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey . Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Awards of Fatih Birol". World Energy Outlook . Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Fatih Birol'a İsveç'ten Kraliyet Nişanı (Turkish)". NTV. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "IEA Chief Economist receives Japanese Emperor's Order of the Rising Sun". International Energy Agency. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Melchett and Cadman Awards and Lectures - Past Melchett Award winners". Energy Institute. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "Journal officiel de la République française" (PDF). France. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  21. ↑ IEA (6 December 2023). "President Emmanuel Macron of France awards Legion of Honour to IEA executive director Fatih Birol — Press release". International Energy Agency. Paris, France. Retrieved 11 December 2023. Covers award ceremony. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  22. ↑ "IEA Başkanı Fatih Birol, BAE'nin en yüksek sivil nişanıyla ödüllendirildi". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  23. ↑ "UAE President honours IEA Executive Director for contributions to major COP28 outcomes - News". IEA. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  24. ↑ Jae-yeon, Woo (2 September 2024). "President Yoon, IEA's Birol discuss global clean energy collaboration".
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