IEA chief Fatih Birol eyes Donald Trump risk, says renewables critical in climate fight

By Peter Hannam
Updated January 16 2017 - 6:23pm, first published 5:36pm
Fatih Birol, IEA's director-general, during a visit to Canberra in 2016. Photo: Sean Davey
Fatih Birol, IEA's director-general, during a visit to Canberra in 2016. Photo: Sean Davey

Donald Trump becoming President of the United States is unlikely to derail the "huge" technological advances in renewable energy that have sent prices of solar and wind power tumbling, the head of the International Energy Agency said.

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