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'Many countries have committed to crack down on new fossil fuel-powered vehicle
sales, and there are fresh calls in Australia for similar action.
Earlier this week, Victoria's Environment and Planning Committee report on the
state's renewable energy transition was unveiled. It said the Victorian
government should commit to an end date for new sales of petrol, diesel and
gas-fuelled vehicles.
It calls on the state government to adopt a cut-off date for sales of new
internal combustion engine vehicles, coupled with an education campaign about
electric models.
The National Roads and Motorists' Association (NRMA) previously said Australia
is lagging behind the world on phasing out fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
"If anything, our targets here need to be a bit more aggressive than what we're
seeing in other markets," NRMA CEO Rohan Lund told Four Corners in 2019.
"I would expect to start seeing targets that are between 2025, 2030 for banning
[the sale of new] petrol-driven cars in this country."
It comes as newly-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged his Labor
government will take stronger action in tackling Australia's carbon emissions.'
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*** 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
