our economy and society," he said. Australia has had clean energy legislation introduced, a price on greenhouse gas pollution, and a new industry coalition - with 330 companies interested in shifting to clean energy, he said. "Australians are using energy smarter in their businesses and homes," he said. "We've (Climate Commission) been impressed with the capacity of Australians to come together...to find solutions that are good for the environment and reduce costs." He said Germany was leading the way in renewable energy. Its new energy plan will provide invaluable experience about how industrialised countries transform from the traditional fossil-fuel fed power grid, to a clean-energy based distributed, intelligent power grid, he said.