Coal power stations are old and dirty. Here are five ways to end Australia's energy war

Note to politicians: voters will back in your energy plans if they understand them and they meet the scale of the problem.

 Australia could become a legal superpower.

For decades, the major parties have tried and failed to credibly deal with climate change. Various policies became acronyms that people did not really understand. There has been the CPRS, the carbon price, an EIS, CET and most recently the Neg.

Time and again they’ve failed to capture our imagination. Clearly it’s time for a new game plan.

What has worked to progress action on climate in Australia are bold ideas that people can understand, get excited by, that answer the scale of the problem and that affect their lives.

Read the opinion piece by Nicky Ison from The Guardian - “Coal power stations are old and dirty. Here are five ways to end Australia's energy war.”