The Queensland Audit Office (QAO) has recommended the state government improve transparency and accuracy in public reporting on its transition to renewable energy sources after finding that some calculations of its progress were inaccurate and its renewables target was not clearly defined. Renewable energy currently makes up about 18 percent of Queensland energy generated but the Palaszczuk government in 2017 set a target to achieve an energy consumption of 50 percent by 2030. The progress of transition to renewables in Queensland is measured by the amount of energy production divided by the amount of energy consumed. The QAO found that the Department of Energy and Public Works, which is responsible for the management of the transition, reported an “estimated actual” of 20 percent as the percentage of renewable energy in Queensland. But this calculation did not include all non-renewable energy, such as diesel generation; nor include energy generated by small-scale facilities; …