In 2025, Australians may face a cost-of-living federal election. But it should equally be a vote on climate and energy policy, a defining driver of Australia’s future prosperity.

Less than nine months before the election, both sides of politics are looking for a plan that enables Australia to hit net-zero emissions by 2050 while maintaining an affordable, reliable energy supply. Labor’s policies are still work in progress while the Coalition has a single, yet to be fleshed-out proposal to go nuclear.