Forget coal wars, says Alan Finkel – look at emission outcomes

Chief scientist says Australia must use all available technologies

Australia's chief scientist says the question facing the nation's energy future is not about renewables versus coal but how best to create "a whole-of-economy emissions reduction strategy".

In a prerecorded interview with Sky released on Sunday, Dr Alan Finkel responded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's report, which warned that greenhouse gas pollution needs to reach zero by 2050 if the world is to have any hope of stopping global warming at 1.5C.