Australia Labor and Greens likely to go solar wind & CO2 laws

Greens returned

Australia is now much more likely to introduce a price on planet-warming carbon pollution after support by independents and Greens returned the Labor Party to office on Tuesday.

80% coal fired electricity

Australia is among the developed world's most polluting nations on a per-capita basis, with coal used to generate more than 80 percent of electricity.

20% Renewables by 2020

The previous Labor government won support for laws mandating 20 percent renewable energy generation by 2020