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 | THE UNDERSTANDING GAP: Why important ideas struggle to reach the people who need them
Leaders working on complex societal and environmental challenges are being asked to communicate in an environment that is becoming harder to navigate. The issues themselves are monumental. The pace of change is faster. Audiences are more distracted, more sceptical and exposed to more information than at any point before. Trust in institutions is harder won and more easily lost. At the same time, the people responsible for explaining these issues are being asked to make highly complex ideas understandable to audiences with less time, less patience and very different levels of knowledge. Read more
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PODCAST | Six Unelected People Now Control The World! – Tim Buckley on AI Data Centres
Stress Tested
Australia is standing on the precipice of a $150 billion tech investment boom that could rival the Pilbara iron ore rush. But do we have the workers, the water, and the energy grid to pull it off? Tim Buckley, a 40-year finance analyst and Director of Climate Energy Finance, joins Stress Tested to outline the staggering scale of the AI data centre rollout. Read more
Pulling together: A European partnership model for decarbonisation
European Council on Foreign Relations
On critical minerals specifically, Chinese companies, often supported by the state, have made massive investments in developing countries to take control of supplies at the mining stage. According to the Australian think-tank Climate Energy Finance, China has invested more than $120bn abroad in mining and mineral-processing projects since 2023, for lithium, copper, nickel and rare earths. The investment also covers supporting infrastructure like ports and railways. Read more
China’s solar technology plan signals new phase in global renewable energy industry
The Nation
Tim Buckley, Director of Climate Energy Finance, a public-interest think tank, said the immediate commercial impact of the proposed measures was likely to be limited because some technologies covered by the proposal, including perovskite cells, were not yet ready for widespread commercial manufacturing. He said solar module prices had remained below production costs for at least 18 months, while global manufacturing overcapacity meant additional module factories might not be commercially necessary for another two to three years. Read more
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