Created by oil consumers in the 1970’s in response to the OPEC price shocks and the embargoes by Arab oil exporters, the IEA has succeeded in establishing and supervising a system of national oil stockpiles, which has helped to prevent a recurrence. With a small but highly competent professional staff, the IEA has also become the primary source for the world’s energy statistics and is playing a key role in the climate debate.
从全球范围来看，为了解决不同的能源问题，涌现出大量的跨国性组织。其中最为瞩目的是国际能源署（ IEA ），它成立于 1970 年代，当时的石油消费国为了应对欧佩克国家的石油危机和阿拉伯出口国的石油禁运而设置的。国际能源署成功地建立和监督一种能控制各国石油产量的体系，避免石油危机的再次发生。它拥有高效能的专家团队，提供世界能源数据的主要来源，在全球暖化辩论中起到关键性的作用。