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"Australia looks set to adopt fuel-efficiency standards after the Albanese
government on Sunday revealed options for the long-awaited policy. The
government says the reform would lead to more cars that are cheaper to run,
eventually saving Australians about A$1,000 per vehicle each year.
The announcement comes a decade after the Climate Change Authority first
proposed such a standard for Australia. The United States has had such a policy
since the 1970s and the European Union implemented mandatory standards in 2009.
The Coalition has already sought to stoke fears among tradies and regional
voters by claiming Labor’s policy threatens to take utes off the road. Labor’s
policy is designed to address this concern – but the opposition looks likely to
continue this scare campaign.
More generally, history tells us the road to fuel-efficiency reform in
Australia is a bumpy one. The Albanese government has hazards to negotiate
before its proposal becomes law."
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
