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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Race to sustainably reinvent Australian steel industry may be entering final stages
ABC News
Tim Buckley, director of the think tank Clean Energy Finance, calls green iron the “holy grail”. For decades, Australia has been relying on our world-leading mining industry, but it has been a dig-and-ship mentality,” he said. “That could potentially double or triple the value per tonne of the iron ore we’re exporting.” Mr Buckley said global interest in green iron was growing, pointing to the European Union’s recent introduction of a carbon tax applied to imports at the border. Read more
Tech world rocked by alleged CCP spy affair
news.com.au
Tim Buckley, a 40-year finance analyst and clean tech expert, joins Stress Tested to outline the staggering scale of the AI data centre rollout. Read more
OP ED | Australia can use China’s technology to accelerate its energy transition – and capture more value
Renew Economy
Chinese clean technology is helping Australia decarbonise electricity, transport, industry and mining. The challenge is to turn access to globally competitive, scaled supply chains into lasting local capability and competitive advantage. Chinese technology is now deeply embedded in Australia’s energy transition, from batteries to solar and wind farms, electric vehicles (EVs) and mining equipment. The question is no longer whether Australia will use Chinese technology, but how it can do so while strengthening our energy security and capturing more economic value at home. Read more
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