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2016: Year in review-Three trends highlighting the accelerating global energy market transformation

November 01, 2016
Tim Buckley and Simon Nicholas
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Key Findings

The global transition to renewables is accelerating.

Change is happening faster than expected.

Those being left behind are facing increasing financial risks.

Executive Summary

This paper summarises the key events across worldwide energy markets in 2016 and highlights three notable trends driving a rapid transformation of the global energy economy. Policy-makers, corporations and investors who disregard this historic, technology-led movement do so at their peril and with the likelihood that they will carry growing stranded-asset risk as this widening market shift picks up speed.

Tim Buckley

Tim Buckley, Director, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) has 30 years of financial market experience covering the Australian, Asian and global equity markets from both a buy and sell side perspective.

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Simon Nicholas

Simon Nicholas is IEEFA’s Lead Analyst for the global steel sector, as well as Asian seaborne thermal and coking coal markets.

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