Tim Buckley, Author at Renew Economy

Tim Buckley

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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.

Indian coal imports slump again, confirming Carmichael has no future
India remains firmly on track to meet its publicly stated goals of ceasing thermal imports by 2017/18.
Tim Buckley

Apr 7, 2016

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New China energy data: coal imports down a further 10%
While electricity consumption was up just 0.3% yoy for the January-February period, coal imports fell 10.2% and coal production declined 6.4%.
Tim Buckley

Mar 14, 2016

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Japan is living up to its nickname as the land of the rising sun
Japan is putting almost $20bn annually into new solar developments that are bringing 8GW of solar-powered electricity online per year.
Tim Buckley

Mar 9, 2016

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The noose tightens for future of coal power in India
The inevitable tightening of emissions controls will render many old and inefficient coal fired power plants commercially unviable in India.
Tim Buckley

Feb 29, 2016

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As Japan’s electricity sector evolves, signs its coal dependency will wane
Japan’s power-sector transformation continues with a 2.7 per cent decline in electricity demand over 2015.
Tim Buckley

Feb 23, 2016

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Frydenberg dodging sober facts about state of Australia’s coal industry
There is evidence everywhere of a fossil fuel industry in trouble. But our energy minister has trouble seeing it.
Tim Buckley

Feb 22, 2016

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Coal reality: Global energy transition occurring faster than expected
What does it say that Indian coal imports fell 28.6% year over year in January 2016 and US coal production was down record 32.4%?
Tim Buckley

Feb 11, 2016

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Liverpool Plains coal mine developer Shenhua calls a halt to imports
Shenhua, the Chinese coal giant proposing to develop controversial coal mine in Liverpool Plains, cut its imports last year to virtually zero. Does it really need a new mine?
Tim Buckley

Jan 28, 2016

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Wind and solar records tumble as China and India accelerate energy transition
Key developments in China and India this week provide confirmation the global electricity markets are transforming a great deal faster than anyone expected.
Tim Buckley

Jan 22, 2016

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Commentary

Latest data shows solar installations to surge across the globe
Solar growth around the world is eating further into thermal coal’s ever-smaller share of the pie.
Tim Buckley

Jan 5, 2016

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IEA coal outlook blithely ignores the big picture
Despite a 10% cut to coal consumption forecasts, the latest International Energy Agency medium-term coal market outlook distorts the underlying data being presented.
Tim Buckley

Dec 21, 2015

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Solar sets a cracking pace in India as PV prices drop 20% in 2015
A review of solar tender activity points to a major step-change in solar pricing to a level already below imported coal-fired power generation.
Tim Buckley

Dec 21, 2015

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