US Clashes With Allies on Energy Security Vision at IEA Summit

At this week’s flagship international summit on energy security, the clashing visions of the US and its allies were on full display.

Beginning with the event’s hosts — the International Energy Agency and the UK government — speaker after speaker at the London conference extolled the virtues of including renewable fuels in the shift to a sustainable energy future.

In Britain, “there is an exciting vision of energy security and abundance from cheap, homegrown low-carbon power,” Energy Secretary Ed Miliband enthused in his opening address. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol hailed the “remarkable” ascent of renewables, which last year accounted ...