2019 Pre-Election Statement: Energy and Climate 

The next Government should:  

• Cement durable frameworks for energy and climate, the lack of which is a serious barrier to neededinvestment; 
• Pursue a new energy advantage by improving energy productivity, lowering the cost and risk of investment, encouraging competition, making provision for likely scenarios and ensuring policy can cope with surprises 
• Ensure that deeper emissions targets over time are consistent with continued and increased prosperity, by ensuring policies are trade-neutral and facilitate successful industrytransition; 
• Adopt climate policy measures that collectively access emissions reductions from across the Australian and world economies and operate at least cost; and 
• Work with industry, employees, States, local government and community organisations to develop effective and proactive responses to anticipated closures or transitions of existing emissions-intensive facilities.