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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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CEF in the media  |  Feb 16, 2026

Gas will be ‘king’ for steelworks as green hydrogen drops off Labor’s agenda

InDaily South Australia

The green hydrogen project was planned to complement the steelmaking operations in Whyalla. Those plans were “deferred”, the Premier said on the day of announcing the steelworks package. Asked by InDaily whether the state government was interested in pursuing a green hydrogen project again, South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis said: “We don’t have plans for it now” but believed business would eventually take the lead. “Hydrogen is not a political pursuit or an ideological pursuit, it’s a matter of chemistry,” he said. Read more

CEF in the media  |  Feb 12, 2026

Evolutionary modernization

China Daily

For developing economies navigating simultaneous development and decarbonization challenges, China’s green technology cooperation enables potential leapfrogging of traditional high-carbon industrialization. Over the past three years, Chinese companies have committed over $180 billion to overseas clean-energy manufacturing and infrastructure, according to the Climate Energy Finance. And China has signed 55 memorandums of understanding on South-South climate cooperation with 43 countries, including programs such as low-carbon demonstration zones. Read more

CEF in the media  |  Feb 11, 2026

This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables

New Scientist

“South Australia is a world leader in terms of its renewable energy transition and with that comes risks, but now it is showcasing its successes,” says Tim Buckley, an independent energy analyst at Climate Energy Finance, an Australian think-tank based in Sydney. “South Australian consumers are starting to really benefit from sustained, lower power prices.” South Australia generated 84 per cent of its electricity from solar and wind energy in the final quarter of 2025, the highest proportion of any major grid in the world. The state plans to reach 100 per cent by the end of next year. Read more

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