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  • Australian Government's Ongoing Challenge to Achieve Fuel Efficiency Standards by 2025 Can Impact on 2015 Paris Agreement

    Author(s)
    Mortimore, Anna
    Ashiabor, Hope
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Mortimore, Anna
    Year published
    2018
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    Abstract
    There is a clear need for the introduction of fuel efficiency standards to reduce road transport emissions which have increased since 1990 and are at their peak in 2017. Fuel efficiency standards have been adopted by over 80% of the global vehicle market and have successfully helped to reduce road transport emissions. This article considers the failed policy transfer by Australian Governments in adopting fuel efficiency standards and critically assesses the rhetoric across the political spectrum – the continuing climate discourse and climate politics between the Australian Government and industry actors since 1996 to 2017. ...
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    There is a clear need for the introduction of fuel efficiency standards to reduce road transport emissions which have increased since 1990 and are at their peak in 2017. Fuel efficiency standards have been adopted by over 80% of the global vehicle market and have successfully helped to reduce road transport emissions. This article considers the failed policy transfer by Australian Governments in adopting fuel efficiency standards and critically assesses the rhetoric across the political spectrum – the continuing climate discourse and climate politics between the Australian Government and industry actors since 1996 to 2017. While public statements paid lip service to reducing road emissions, climate action ultimately reflected industry interests. The upshot is a failed regulatory regime; increasing consumer demand for higher CO2 emitting vehicles and an international reputation that Australia is a laggard in reducing road transport emissions. With the Australian Government ratifying the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, the international expectation is for climate discourse and climate politics to come to a head and for Australia to finally phase in internationally harmonised fuel efficiency standards by 2025.
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    Journal Title
    Environmental and Planning law journal
    Volume
    35
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    https://www.westlaw.com.au/maf/wlau/app/document?docguid=I4e73e852537811e89de287c767b626ce
    Subject
    Environmental and resources law
    Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
    Urban and regional planning
    Other economics not elsewhere classified
    Environmental management
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/383188
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