Oliver Yates is the ex-Macquarie banker who turned his back on a lucrative career to head up the government’s controversial (and possibly short-lived) green bank. Why did this “maverick” do it — and what will he do with $10 billion of your money?
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CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION
CEFC: a look at green loan programs around the world
Australia’s new $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation, which will provide investment and green loans to Aussie businesses, is similar in concept to policies underway in the United Kingdom and the United States.
READ MOREWhy a low carbon price is really dumb economics
The country’s biggest business groups, vested interests, the opposition and mainstream business commentators are all calling for complementary green schemes to be dumped, writes Giles Parkinson, of RenewEconomy.
READ MOREThe government’s clean energy bank and the Abbott-proof fence
The government announcement that it accepts all the recommendations of the Broadbent inquiry into the Clean Energy Finance Corporation is a high-water mark in the politics of perception, write Andrew Macintosh and Richard Dennis.
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Ten things you should know about the CEFC
The long-awaited “experts review” into the proposed $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation has been delivered to — and accepted by — the federal government, writes Giles Parkinson.
READ MOREClean Energy Finance Corp: how to spend $10 million
There is no doubt the Clean Energy Finance Corp will be one of the lightning rods in the political and business debate about the deployment of clean technology and emission abatements this year.
READ MOREWhy we need a big green bank for low carbon transition
One of the arguments that has been thrown forward against the proposed Clean Energy Finance Corporation is that it will be good money thrown after bad, writes Giles Parkinson at RenewEconomy.
READ MOREBudget surplus fetish means more harsh spending cuts
If the government is serious about guaranteeing an excess of revenue over expenses, it must make spending cuts now, writes Adam Creighton, a research fellow at The Centre For Independent Studies.
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The Coalition game of deterring renewables
investment
The opposition is pursuing a clear strategy of trying to scare investors away from anything to do with renewables. And some others are joining in.
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