We conduct public interest financial analysis on the most profound economic transformation since the industrial revolution: the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
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Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is a think tank established in 2022 that works probono in the public interest to accelerate decarbonisation. We conduct research and analyses on global financial issues related to the global energy transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, as well as the implications for the Australian economy, with a key focus on the threats and opportunities for Australian investments and exports. Read more
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INTERVIEW | National Party has abandoned Net Zero
The National Account
The National Party has abandoned Net Zero, attributing their decision to research done by their own party-affiliated think tank, the Page Research Centre. Read more
We asked consultants about their modelling, used by the Nationals to abandon Net Zero. Here’s what they said.
The National Account
Energy analyst Tim Buckley, a former long-time managing director at Citigroup who now runs Climate Energy Finance, said modelling is “exceptionally biased”. He said the modelling assumes coal plants run almost constantly [91%], despite global coal plants operating at half that rate. Buckley also said modelling ignores that in Australia power prices go negative a fifth of the time due to solar. Read more
Why start-ups cannot get their hands on green subsidies
The Australian Financial Review
Green technology start-ups are struggling to attract financing from multibillion-dollar government investment funds that are unwilling to take on high levels of risk, which the agency responsible for managing the economic transition says will slow Australia’s transition to net zero. Read more
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