But he says it is not just his party's policy as most businesses, farmers and investors think it is the way to go.

"We do accept that what we need to do is that any climate policy Labor has, has to be anchored around the creation and maintenance of jobs," he told Sky News' Sunday Agenda program.

He said technology is part of the answer but providing incentives for people to move to more solar in their businesses is another part of it.

"I think as a nation we can get there," he said.

He took aim at Prime Minister Scott Morrison for comments he made in a speech to business last week that net zero won't be achieved "in the cafes, dinner parties and wine bars of our inner cities".

Mr Shorten said just because you don't agree with Mr Morrison doesn't mean you deserve some sort of patronising political swipe.

"He will do better, in my opinion, as a leader of this country ... by leading the people and leading the nation, not looking over his shoulder and trying to have some snippy little snipe at the people who don't immediately bow down and agree with everything he utters out of his mouth," Mr Shorten said.

How to handle climate change was a key point of difference between the two parties at the last federal election with one issue being around electric cars.

"He had great fun saying that if we had electric vehicles it would be the end of the weekend, running a very ignorant argument, saying somehow electric vehicles weren't the way of the future," Mr Shorten said.

"Well everyone from Volkswagen to General Motors, Toyota are now recasting all there new car fleets to electric vehicles."

Australian Associated Press