This handbook has been developed in close consultation with experts from across Australia's energy sector and provides state and federal governments with a detailed plan and evidence-based recommendations for driving change in energy efficiency across all sectors of the Australian economy.

Whoever wins the coming federal election will have no choice but to deal with the beginning of the end of coal.

Summary Critics put forward two key arguments against widespread adoption of renewable energy: price and intermittency. Solar and wind costs have fallen so rapidly over the past decade that they are now competitive with fossil fuels, so the price argument is losing traction. Battery and other forms of storage technology are rapidly overcoming the variability...

The term water-energy nexus describes the interdependence, and often competing demands, of two of the world’s most valuable resources: water and energy.

This policy proposes six key elements to achieve a low-pollution economy. Leading renewable energy economy Cleaner power generation Build jobs & industry Cut pollution Capture carbon on the land Increased energy efficiency