Incentives for electric vehicles has doubled in Queensland

As winter will soon be upon us, households could save in energy costs. The climate council recommend that by plugging gaps, sealing cavities and making other “thermal efficiency upgrades”, combined with swapping out gas appliances for more efficient electrical ones, households could save an average of $2,000 per year.

Over the past 12 months, the pace of action on energy and climate change has been significant.

Concerns about the energy volatility after the Liddell power plant should be short lived according to Simon Wright, a sustainability researcher at the University of Technology Sydney.