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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REPORT | Arc of Ambition: Decarbonising and Safeguarding Australia’s Steel Industry
Arc of Ambition calls for a National Iron and Steel Decarbonisation Strategy, a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and timely strategic investment in green onshore steelmaking as urgent national policy priorities. Read more
Tim Attends Boao Forum Perth Conference
Climate Energy Finance Founder and Director Tim Buckley joined leaders from government, business and industry at the Boao Forum for […] Read more
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Australia’s longest serving energy minister, Lily D’Ambrosio, resigns amid state political turmoil
Renew Economy
Tim Buckley, director at Climate Energy Finance, says D’Ambrosio has been an “absolute powerhouse” for more than a decade, brilliantly championing the energy transition and decarbonisation. “This is a big loss to Australia’s energy transformation leadership,” Buckley said in a statement on Thursday. Read more
Climate Energy Finance warns Australia must act now or risk $120bn iron ore export market
The Nightly
Syndicated across 100+ mastheads The findings come more than a year after the federal government launched a $1 billion Green Iron Investment Fund to support early projects and the Whyalla steelworks transformation, but also as large-scale green iron facilities failed to reach a final investment decision. The group’s study, Arc of Ambition, analysed Australian and international efforts to produce and use green steel and iron. It found making green steel was the second-largest decarbonisation opportunity in the world and one in which Australia, as the world’s largest iron ore exporter, could play a major role. Read more
PODCAST | Tim & Grant McDowell on Spark Club: Green Steel – Now’s the time for Australia
Spark Club Podcast
Main Story – Our new CEF Report: Arc of Ambition: Decarbonising and Safeguarding Australia’s Steel Industry Highlights – ‘Message to the haters’ AFR Headline Lowlights – China solar capacity installs in 1HCY2026 down Read more
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