Three hundred climate advocates from across the country have concluded their national climate summit in Canberra vowing to put climate on the election agenda.

Delegates to the summit represented a range of climate groups from every state and territory, and joined with officials from union, religious, and community organisations at Australian National University.

The three day national climate summit mapped out a strategy for the election including a focus on key marginal seats, particularly Green - Labor swing seats, and extensive door knocking and voter engagement.

The summit reaffirmed the climate movement's opposition to the government's trading scheme and set out key policy asks on clean renewable energy, green jobs and the need for an immediate carbon levy.

The coal industry was selected as a key target. The replacement of Australia's dirtiest power station, Hazelwood, with clean energy by 2012 was defined as an election policy test for the Rudd government.

“The community climate movement is in every electorate across Australia, with this new strategy we will be a major force in the coming election,” Moira Williams, spokesperson for the Summit.

“We will harness the strong feeling in the community that after three years Kevin Rudd has not done nearly enough on climate change.”

“The future of Hazelwood power station is a key test of the government's commitment to tackle climate change,” Williams concluded.

“How can the community believe the government is serious if Australia's dirtiest power station is allowed to keep polluting,” Damien Lawson spokesperson for the Summit.

“With carbon trading politically dead, the government's climate policy is in disarray. We will be pushing hard for a new direction.”

A new national Community Climate Network was formalised to implement the summit's strategy and coordinate the climate groupsacross Australia.