Paul Collier Oxford University, October 2008.

The EITI International Secretariat commissioned Professor Paul Collier to write a paper on the 'Implications of the Changed International Conditions for EITI'. In the paper, Professor Collier, draws links between three main shifts in international attitudes: awareness of climate change, awareness of growing energy scarcity, and the geo-political implications of the current financial crisis.

The EITI London Conference 2005 established an international advisory group (IAG) to guide the further work of the International EITI Secretariat on defining and refining proposals on the future of the EITI.

The IAG final report for the EITI conference in Oslo in October 2006 on the future of EITI, that included detailed proposals for the future organisation of the Initiative, including the management of international support to the EITI, incentives for implementation,