Author Archive: Tim Buckley
Director Energy Finance Studies, Australia/South Asia, Tim Buckley has 25 years of financial markets experience, specializing in equity valuation, including as a top-rated analyst and as co-founder and managing director of Arkx Investment Management.
IEEFA: IEA’s net zero emissions by 2050 maps the huge increase in global ambition
Collective global government and corporate pledges, accelerating financial flows and straight economic gains make this a necessary, realistic and achievable outcome
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero by 2050 energy sector roadmap out today says the world should add “no new oil and gas fields approved for development in our pathway, and no new coal mines or mine extensions are required”. Simply put, more fossil fuels are entirely inconsistent with reduced emissions. Existing unabated coal […]
IEEFA: Global capital mobilising for India’s $500bn renewable energy infrastructure opportunity
The key domestic and international institutions driving renewable energy growth in India
16 February 2021 (IEEFA India): A huge global capital pool is mobilising to invest in renewable energy and grid projects in India, according to a new IEEFA report, with pull factors including solar power tariffs hitting record lows, plunging solar module costs, record low interest rates, and the security of government-backed, 25-year power purchase agreements (PPAs). […]
IEEFA: China’s ban is less of a threat to Australia’s coal industry than international climate ambition
Australian coal exporters will survive this near-term political fight but there are longterm structural headwinds
The decision by China’s National Development and Reform Commission to formally and indefinitely block Australian coal imports is a key threat to Australia’s political and economic wellbeing. Australia can never expect to win a trade war with its biggest export partner, and it is sheer political and economic suicide to try to do so. But […]
IEEFA: Australia should be a net-zero emissions leader
Setting a target of net-zero emissions by 2050 would maximise employment, investment and export opportunities
11 December 2020 (IEEFA Australia): Australia must align itself with the global push to go carbon-neutral to maintain strong trade in a net zero emissions world, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) notes in its submission in support of a new climate change bill before the Australian parliament. The bill, introduced by Zali Steggall, […]
IEEFA Update: G7 coal finance exit and why it matters for India
While India doesn’t rely on export credit finance to fund new coal plants, there are material implications
The commitment by the Group of Seven (G7) nations, along with several other European Union nations, to stop international financing of coal power projects by the end of this year is another strong step towards putting the world on a path to limit global warming to 1.5-2.0°C. The agreement follows the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) […]