GlobalEVOutlook2017TwomillionandcountingINTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCYTheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),anautonomousagency,wasestablishedinNovember1974.Itsprimarymandatewas–andis–two-fold:topromoteenergysecurityamongstitsmembercountriesthroughcollectiveresponsetophysicaldisruptionsinoilsupply,andprovideauthoritativeresearchandanalysisonwaystoensurereliable,affordableandcleanenergyforits29membercountriesandbeyond.TheIEAcarriesoutacomprehensiveprogrammeofenergyco-operationamongitsmembercountries,eachofwhichisobligedtoholdoilstocksequivalentto90daysofitsnetimports.TheAgency’saimsincludethefollowingobjectives:nSecuremembercountries’accesstoreliableandamplesuppliesofallformsofenergy;inparticular,throughmaintainingeffectiveemergencyresponsecapabilitiesincaseofoilsupplydisruptions.nPromotesustainableenergypoliciesthatspureconomicgrowtha