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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Strengthening the Superannuation Performance Test (May 2026)
The Climate Capital Forum welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Treasury’s consultation on Strengthening the Superannuation Performance Test. Australia’s $4.4 trillion superannuation system represents the single largest economic lever available to mobilise the productive capital required for the domestic energy transition. However, the current 10-year backward-looking test creates systemic, unintended consequences. It forces registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensees to “hug” narrow index benchmarks, heavily penalising the highly differentiated, long-term investment strategies required to finance real-economy decarbonisation. Read more
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PODCAST | Tim & Grant McDowell on Spark Club: Australian Delegation Witnesses China Speed, China Scale
Spark Club Podcast
Tim Buckley joined the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and Renewable Energy Council Asia-Pacific (RECAP) delegation to China. Read more
Australian plan to partly reserve gas for residents causes jitters in Asia; experts say exports are safe
The Straits Times
Tim Buckley, director of Climate Energy Finance, an Australian think-tank, told ST the reservation scheme was long overdue and that the prices paid by Australian consumers for gas were “obscene”. He said the scheme, which could include a price cap for domestic sales, will ensure Australians do not pay export prices for their own gas. But, he said, the scheme will not affect export prices or volumes because the country already uses about 20 per cent of its overall supply. “The scheme is a very important and necessary initiative,” he said. Read more
VIDEO | Why Australian energy experts say the energy transition needs China
CGTN
John Grimes, CEO of the Renewable Energy Council Asia Pacific; Tim Buckley, Director of Climate Energy Finance; and Qian Zhengyang of Mingyang Smart Energy Group discussed China–Australia clean energy cooperation and the role of green supply chains in the global energy transition in an interview with CGTN’s Mi Sutong. Read more
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