With the transformation of Australia’s energy system underway and accelerating rapidly, decarbonising transport is the next frontier for our nation in tackling the climate crisis.
Transport accounts for 18.7 percent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, and is the third highest source of emissions
behind only electricity and stationary energy. Road transport is responsible for the bulk of transport emissions, with cars and light commercial vehicles alone making up 62 percent of this pollution. Importantly, at a time when emissions from other sectors have started a welcome and necessary decline, personal transport is one of Australia’s fastest growing sources of emissions. To help limit warming in line with the Paris Agreement and avoid a full-blown climate catastrophe, Australia should aim to reach net zero…