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CEF in the media  |  Oct 26, 2022

OP ED | Budget offers substantial progress on energy transition, but serious omissions remain

The New Daily

Tim Buckley writes that the federal budget is pragmatic and aligned with the government’s positive energy transition commitments. However, the absence of any meaningful, long overdue fossil fuel tax reform, which would generate revenue to offset the power price hyperinflation smashing Australians, is a major omission. Read more
CEF in the media  |  Oct 25, 2022

Climate related measures expected to feature in federal budget

Canberra Times

Tim Buckley: “At the end of the day we’ve got an energy crisis, a cost of living crisis, a climate crisis. We need to reform the tax system to make it fairer and make sure multi-nationals pay … [and] quantify the benefit to Australia in terms of corporate tax receipts and reductions of fossil fuels.” Read more
CEF in the media  |  Oct 25, 2022

ENERGY TRANSITION | Many difficult cogs in the electricity price wheel

The Australian Financial Review

Tim Buckley comments in this story which notes while consumer electricity prices are inflated and may rise in the near term as the system decarbonises, the long-term outcome will be a reduction in power prices. Read more
CEF in the media  |  Oct 21, 2022

ENERGY TRANSITION | Australia’s biggest electricity system ‘on life support’ as states take control of energy transition

ABC online

“The national electricity market needs fundamental reform,” Tim Buckley said. “Chaotic federal energy policy under the previous government, meant state governments going it alone.” Buckley described Victoria’s decision to renationalise part of the electricity system as ‘excellent’, saying that even though the time frame was ‘aggressive’ it would give greater certainty to everybody.” Read more
CEF in the media  |  Oct 20, 2022

ENERGY TRANSITION | Victoria plan to revive public energy ownership

Canberra Times

“As we build out more supply of very cheap, variable renewable energy – firmed by batteries and so on – we will see the electricity price halve over the next decade,” CEF director Tim Buckley told AAP in a story featured across over 100 mastheads. Read more
CEF in the media  |  Oct 19, 2022

ENERGY TRANSITION | Renewable energy transmission gets multi-billion injection but projects still years away

ABC Radio National Drive

Tim Buckley: “It will take 5-10 years to build out the grid after a decade of policy inaction. Now we have to move double fast to build the infrastructure and facilitate the wave of $100bn of new regional investment in wind, solar, pumped hydro, batteries and so on bringing huge employment opportunities and value adding for communities and industries, and to lower energy prices for all of us”. [at 11:45] Read more
CEF in the media  |  Oct 19, 2022

ENERGY TRANSITION | Government announces funding plan for Marinus Link

ABC Radio National PM

Tim Buckley: “The critical point here is that the federal government is now working with the states to deliver on key objectives: decarbonisation, reducing the cost of power for all Australians and modernising the grid.” Read more
CEF in the media  |  Oct 18, 2022

ENERGY TRANSITION | As energy costs grow so do the flow-on effects to the elderly and low-income Australians

Canberra Times

Tim Buckley comments that a decrease in energy prices will come from meaningful federal government investment in the grid, “unlocking new zero emissions capacity investment, increasing supply and reducing prices for Australians,” in this story syndicated across the ACM media network. Read more
CEF in the media  |  Oct 2, 2022

What the war in Ukraine means for Asia’s climate goals

Washington Post

Tim Buckley comments in this story on how Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered fossil fuel hyperinflation, as Asia faces a crossroads in its accelerating energy transition. Read more
CEF in the media  |  Sep 21, 2022

Massive missed opportunity: NSW could make $23bn with tiered tax on record coal profits

The Guardian

Tim Buckley notes that a ‘small number of fossil fuel-exporting companies are making windfall gains,’ making the case for a Queensland-style progressive royalties system in NSW. Read more
CEF in the media  |  Sep 20, 2022

Fortescue to spend $6.2bn to curb iron ore emissions

Bloomberg

For Fortescue to meet its target of “real zero” in its operations by 2030 would be “a serious challenge,” Tim Buckley said in an interview with Bloomberg. Read more
CEF in the media  |  Sep 19, 2022

Private owners net millions in sale of ageing NSW coal-fired power station

The Guardian

Tim Buckley labels Delta Electricity’s sale of Hunter power station to Sev.en Global Investments as ‘worst of all outcomes’. Read more

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