No stranger to ire from oil-producing nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is facing pressure from the administration of US President Donald Trump over its globally-respected reports that predict a dwindling in fossil fuel demand.

The United States, the world's biggest oil producer and a major contributor to the Paris-based IEA, is threatening to withdraw from the global energy authority unless internal changes are made.

In recent years, the IEA has increasingly charted a decline in fossil fuels and a massive renewables boom, a notable shift for an organisation founded after the oil crisis to ensure energy security for rich nations.

This has angered oil-producing nations and more recently the Trump administration, which is pursuing an energy policy that promotes fossil fuels

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