Departing green finance chief Oliver Yates says Australia must improve on climate

By Peter Hannam
Updated October 19 2016 - 9:18pm, first published 8:46pm
CEFC chief Oliver Yates has announced he will step down from the clean energy funder. Photo: Supplied
CEFC chief Oliver Yates has announced he will step down from the clean energy funder. Photo: Supplied
A shift to renewable energy has to accelerate if Australia is to meet its carbon emissions goals, the outgoing CEFC chief says. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A shift to renewable energy has to accelerate if Australia is to meet its carbon emissions goals, the outgoing CEFC chief says. Photo: Rohan Thomson

 Outgoing green finance chief Oliver Yates has fired several parting shots at the Turnbull government, stating its carbon goal is too weak and that coal's share of the electricity sector must dive to make way for renewable energy even with the recent SA blackout.

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