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"Car makers will be required to sell models in Australia with improved
emissions standards from 2025.
Fuel efficiency standard laws will pass federal parliament on Thursday after
the government secured backing for the proposal from the Greens.
Under the laws, the government will seek to reduce emissions for passenger cars
by 61 per cent by 2029, while emission cuts for light commercial vehicles such
as utes will be 35 per cent.
The government said the changes were overdue given light vehicles produce 11
per cent of carbon emissions, and the standards would help meet the target of a
43 per cent cut in total emissions by 2030.
The Greens agreed to back the proposal in the Senate without any changes in
exchange for the government scrapping measures that would fast-track new gas
projects.
Greens leader Adam Bandt said while he would have liked to have seen the
efficiency standards go further, the party would not stand in the way of the
proposal.
“The Greens have killed Labor’s gas fast-track bill. This is a win for climate,
a wine for First Nations’ voices, a blow to the gas corporations,” he told
reporters in Canberra on Thursday.
The fuel efficiency standards passed the lower house on Thursday morning and
are set to pass through the Senate later in the day."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
