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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Australia’s largest proposed data centre could draw a quarter of Queensland’s energy use
ABC Queensland
Climate Finance Energy director Tim Buckley said the increase in power demand would need to be matched by investments into new energy generation, which could transform the regional and rural areas. “The beauty of the land grab in the data centre gold rush that’s underway right now is that capital is pouring in,” Mr Buckley said. Read more
Hard deadline: call for coal plants to pay to stay open
AAP
All coal-fired power stations would receive a zero-emissions allowance by 2035 under the council’s proposal. Introducing the change would require ambition from the federal government, Climate Energy Finance director Tim Buckley said, but would help to boost investor confidence. “We need to have the certainty that the coal plants are going to go offline, that they’re not going to be allowed to continue to pollute forever,” he told AAP. “It aligns with the need for the broadening of the Safeguard Mechanism and its strengthening.” Read more
INTERVIEW | Follow the money: Tim Buckley on what will really drive Australia’s energy transition
PV Magazine
https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2026/09/07/follow-the-money-tim-buckley-on-what-will-really-drive-australias-energy-transition/ Read more
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