Sarah Hanson-Young says her party will be pushing Bill Shorten to get serious about climate action if he emerges victorious on May 18, expecting a Labor Lower House to turn to The Greens for control of the Senate.
One of his concerns was that the Greens wanted the policies announced on Wednesday to be paid for by a carbon price.
And energy expert Tony Wood, from the Grattan Institute, said a carbon price was not a realistic option right now. Tell us what you want to know and we'll pick the best questions to ask our journalists and discuss on TV, radio and online.
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