Why electric vehicles won't be enough to rein in transport emissions any time soon
- Written by: Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
Progress towards Australia’s new emissions target of a 43% reduction by 2030 (from 2005 levels) has been decidedly mixed. Emissions in the electricity sector have fallen in recent years, but the upward trend in another major sector, transport, is set to continue.
There is a widespread view, implicitlyencouraged in some states, that transport...
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