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CEF NEWS UPDATE | Are banks walking the climate talk? | + social mandate grows for windfall tax
We launch a new series analysing the big 5 banks’ climate finance and decarbonisation progress, plus, the latest in our series on critical minerals value-adding opportunities in Australia, and calls for a windfall tax on war profiteering fossil fuel multinationals grow. Read more
COMMENT | Federal assessment of major coal and gas projects’ climate harms a step toward a prosperous, clean energy future
Tim Buckley comments on the implications of the landmark news today that the federal environment minister will reassess 18 coal and gas projects on the basis of climate impacts – a first. Read more
GUEST CONTRIBUTION: Presentation to Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) conference, 19 October 2022, Nicolette Boele
Guest contributor Nicolette Boele, Smart Energy Council Expert Adviser, Electrification of Everything, and Shadow Representative for the federal seat of Bradfield, NSW, shares her insights on the key factors needed to drive the energy transition at the scale and pace required and in a way that leaves no one behind. Read more
ANALYSIS | State and federal support key to Australia becoming a critical minerals super power
In #6 in CEF’s series on critical minerals, Matt Pollard and Tim Buckley review key Australian public financial capital initiatives and their role in accelerating Australia’s critical mineral supply chain value-adding projects, with a focus on key examples. Read more
COMMENT | International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2022
The IEA released its flagship annual World Energy Outlook this afternoon AEDT against the backdrop of intersecting energy and climate crises. The WEO provides critical analysis and insights on trends in energy demand and supply. Here are CEF’s key takeouts. Read more
ANALYSIS | Federal budget: Substantial progress on energy transition, but fossil fuel tax reform a serious omission
The budget is pragmatic and aligned with the government’s positive energy transition commitments. However, the absence of any meaningful fossil fuel tax reform is a major omission. Read more
CEF NEWS UPDATE | A transformative week in Australia’s energy transition
IN this update, we track a transformative period in Australian energy policy with the federal government announcing the first tranche of its $20bn Rewiring the Nation plan and major advances in Victoria and QLD Read more
Master Class: The maths of energy investment – Energy transition momentum is building
Tim Buckley’s presentation to PWC and the YPO (Young Professionals’ Organisation) Read more
COMMENT | Now the race begins
The Australian Government has rejoined the global fight against the climate crisis, legislating a 43% emissions cut by 2030. Read more
Investing During the Energy Transition
Tim Buckley’s presentation to the Investment Innovation Institute (i3). Read more
Financing the Transition in 2022, the year of “Peak Volatility”
Tim Buckley’s presentation to the May 2022 National Energy Summit Read more
Debunking the Economic Myths of Climate Action
Tim Buckley’s presentation to the Rotary Club of Sydney. Read more
