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
Ambassador Xiao Qian Farewelled at Chinese Embassy in Canberra
Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian hosted a farewell reception at the Chinese Embassy in Yarralumla, Canberra, on 28 July, […] Read more
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PODCAST | Finance, Carbon Pricing & Australia’s Clean Energy Future
Greenwood Solutions
Tim takes us from his early career in financial research and forensic company analysis to carbon pricing, corporate governance, superannuation, ESG, Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, China’s manufacturing scale, green steel, batteries, data centres and Australia’s opportunity to become a clean-energy powerhouse. This is a conversation about how capital actually moves, why incentives matter, why governance matters and why the energy transition will ultimately be shaped by economics as much as engineering. Read more
Hot out the oven: green iron trial produces first metal
Canberra Times
Climate Energy Finance research head Matt Pollard said the development would advance green iron research in Australia and could also accelerate work on rival projects. “That is a big step forward because that electric smelting furnace technology is the focus of the NeoSmelt project in Kwinana and it’s what a number of other companies around the world are focusing on as well,” he told AAP. Read more
New South Wales cuts battery storage costs by up to 40% for businesses and apartment buildings in the Australian state
Energy Storage News
The federal programme emerged from Labor’s re-election in the 2025 federal election, having been a central pillar of its energy policy platform. Around the time of its launch, Tim Buckley, director of think tank Climate Energy Finance, told ESN Premium that the scheme could make Australia a “red-hot market” for battery storage, predicting it would help build out local supply chains and stimulate broader investment in the sector. Read more
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