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.

Anglo American’s capitulation is a sign of things to come
Anglo American’s surprise announcement of yet another shock-and-awe downsizing provides more than a hint about where coal markets are going.
Tim Buckley

Dec 11, 2015

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8 signs now is the time to invest in energy transformation
Evidence continues to mount that the world is beyond peak coal consumption and that its appetite for thermal coal is waning.
Tim Buckley

Dec 1, 2015

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Fact-checking the claim that Australian coal is clean
Australian thermal coal is higher in energy content, true, but its ash content is double Indonesia’s export-coal average.
Tim Buckley

Nov 27, 2015

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Global coal consumption down an additional 2-4% in 2015
Changes in China are driving a structural shift in international thermal coal markets.
Tim Buckley

Nov 17, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

India’s fast-moving energy transition
India has had $100 billion in renewables investments so far this year.
Tim Buckley

Nov 13, 2015

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Coal freight group Aurizon in wishful thinking on export market
As thermal markets change, some industry executives seem to be missing the picture.
Tim Buckley

Nov 10, 2015

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Skullduggery afoot at IEA: How does a coal industry-sponsored study get such cachet?
A coal industry-sponsored study being circulated quietly this week is riddled with false suppositions and outdated and misleading numbers.
Tim Buckley

Oct 26, 2015

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Fuzzy math in Australia
Coal market numbers from the office of the Chief Economist appear to be based on something other than reality.
Tim Buckley

Oct 7, 2015

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Policy & Planning

India signs up for 10-fold increase in renewables in Paris climate pledge
A tenfold increase in India’s renewable base will drive technology, innovation and cost reduction not just in India, but globally.
Tim Buckley

Oct 2, 2015

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Commentary

Solar shines as coal economics wane in India
India continues to gain momentum towards a more diversified, domestic oriented electricity grid better oriented towards supporting sustainable growth.
Tim Buckley

Sep 18, 2015

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Thermal coal hits a new low. Where does the market go from here?
Thermal coal prices have continued to decline, with the Newcastle 5,500kcal thermal export coal benchmark down 20 percent year to date at US$42/t.
Tim Buckley

Sep 9, 2015

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Whitehaven and Aurizon base forecasts on hope rather than evidence
Two major Australian companies seem unable to see clear trends in the Seaborne thermal coal trade.
Tim Buckley

Aug 19, 2015

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