Kate Mackenzie is an independent writer, researcher and consultant who advises organizations seeking to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. She is a regular contributor for Bloomberg Green, where she writes the "Stranded Assets" column. Between 2014 and 2019 she led the finance program at two Australian non-for-profits; Climate-KIC Australia and The Climate Institute. Prior to that she worked for a decade at the Financial Times in London and Sydney, including as founding editor of FT Energy Source and Asia correspondent for FT Alphaville. She is a fellow at the Centre for Policy Development, an independent, research-focused think tank.