Let's take pollution off our roads

How is it we are being lumped with a country like RUSSIA because of our Govt’s refusal to do the right thing for our health and the whole planet’s survival?
We are waiting!

I find it difficult to believe that Australia, a proven leader of innovation, is so far behind the rest of the world in reducing CO2 production. I think it is imperative to put in place a strong standard of fuel efficiency. Australia needs more stringent emissions standards to help us achieve our emissions reduction targets, improve air quality and reduce rates of respiratory illnesses due to air pollution. We should not be a dumping ground for substandard vehicles. Whilst the headlines focus on good progress on decarbonising the electriciry grid, vehicle emissions are rising rapidly. Creating emission standards will be an opportunity to change this. We need to encourage people to switch to a low emission or electric vehicle, but many can’t afford it. This policy should strongly incentivise the switch for business and individuals to purchase cleaner and more efficient vehicles and aim to phase out ICE vehicles by 2035.
We should be proud to lead the world on solar power with all the free sunshine we have in Australia. We must move forward quickly and encourage the purchase of non polluting vehicles cars and trucks. The technology is here, available and needs to be made common place. It is imperative we move forward in slowing down and stopping global warming. Zero emissions for the future must start now.

As a member of an Australian Standards Association committee through much of the 1970’s, which was achieving a progressive tightening of design rules for vehicle emissions, it is extremely disheartening to know that Australia is again so far behind the rest of the world in this area. Please ensure that Australia has strong and effective emissions and fuel efficiency standards as soon as possible.

Australia need strong fuel efficiency standards right now. We need to address emissions right now.

Australia needs more stringent emissions standards to help us achieve our emissions reduction targets, improve air quality and reduce rates of respiratory illnesses due to air pollution. We should not be a dumping ground for substandard vehicles.

We have more than 1,000 Trucks and other Vehicles back and forth on Wellington Road, Rowville due to the two Quarries Boral and Hanson. Omitting Dust, Exhaust and blue chip rocks. This is impacting our township, and community.
Boral and Hanson Trucks are omitting dangerous dust particles that could cause lifelong disease
levels of respirable crystalline silica that are found
in sand, stone and mortar, the dangerous substances can become lodged deep in the lungs, causing illness or even silicosis.
We need to clean up the dangerous vehicle pollution impacting our community and township and the native wildlife
Fuel Efficiency standards must take effect as soon as possible, to reduce CO2 emissions from Boarl and Hanson Trucks on Wellington Road impacting the wellbeing of our community and township.

GEsparon

My wife is from California and one of her constant complaints concerns the stink from Australian vehicles, Having visited California I know what she means. If they can clean it up, so can we.

I support stronger fuel efficiency standards for Australia

Australia has become a dumping ground for inefficient polluting vehicles. Whilst the headlines focus on good progress on decarbonising the electriciry grid, vehicle emissions are rising rapidly. Creating emission standards will be an opportunity to change this. I want to switch to a low emission or electric vehicle, but I can’t afford it. This policy should strongly incentivise the switch for business and individuals to purchase cleaner and more efficient vehicles and aim to phase out ICE vehicles by 2035.

Improved fuel efficiency standards will accelerate electric vehicle uptake and help to improve air quality and therefore our overall health which in turn improves economic outcomes. The way to go!

Australia needs strong and effective fuel efficiency standards NOW: W we’ve already wasted too much time!

There is an urgent need for Australia to have strong mandatory fuel efficiency standards as soon as possible, in order to reduce pollution and to contribute to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, Australia lags significantly behind other developed nations in this regard.

To achieve this, the Federal Government should legislate for all cars sold by 2035 to have zero emissions.

Offsets should not be permitted as a means to this end, as internationally they have shown to be ineffectual.

The benefits of fuel efficiency standards would be immense. Emissions from vehicle exhausts are dangerous, increasing climate pollution and other pollutants like fine particles and nitrogen oxides, which can lead to lung and heart disease and cancer.
Research from the University of Melbourne shows that Australian car pollution may cause ten times more premature deaths than road accidents.
Over 80% of cars sold worldwide are subject to fuel efficiency standards and as a result, the rest of the world is enjoying a much faster uptake of renewable-powered electric vehicles (EVs) than we are.

We need to introduce fuel efficiency standards to reduce pollution from vehicles.
These standards need to be effective from no later than mid 2024 if we are to limit global warming to 1.5C.
Manufacturers need to comply with rigorous legislated standards and not be able to use ‘credits’ to offset the emissions.

Australia’s transport emissions standards should:
Take effect as soon as possible: Have the standards come into effect as soon as possible, which will be mid-2024, so that we reduce transport emissions from light vehicles now.
Be tough on pollution: Require all new cars sold in Australia to have zero emissions from 2035, which is in line with limiting global heating to a 1.5-degree rise.
Insure affordability: Ensure that by 2035 all new cars sold in Australia have zero emissions, creating a second-hand market for low-emissions vehicles sooner.
Be mandatory and rigorous: Legislate the standards, make them mandatory for all manufacturers, and don’t allow accounting tricks like super credits, offsets etc. that stop the genuine reduction of CO2 emissions.

To the Albanese Government,

Put your foot on the accelerator to introduce fuel efficiency standards in Australia. This action is long overdue. Show the world that the Albanese Government is taking serious action to address climate change on all fronts, including the second-biggest source of climate pollution:- emissions from transport. Not only will this make a substantial contribution to achieving the Government’s net zero goal, it will mean cleaner air for a healthier population and environment.

Fuel efficiency standards must take effect as soon as possible – no later than May 2024, but preferably a lot earlier. We also need all new cars sold in Australia to have real zero emissions – not net zero – from a lot earlier than 2035. We don’t have 12 years to make a difference – our window for action is now. We also need to start creating a market for second-hand low emissions vehicles before 2035.
The government needs to make standards mandatory for all manufacturers, and free of accounting tricks like super credits, and offsets, that do absolutely nothing to stop the real reduction of CO2 emissions. Net zero doesn’t cut it and is in fact a form of greenwashing – what we need is real zero, real fast. Governments need to stop propping up the fossil fuel industry if there is to be any hope for our planet and our future.

Dear Ms. Ella Factor,
Thank you for your “Pollution off our roads now!” email.
Yes, we do need to attack the problem. And we all do need to drive much much smaller vehicles every day, with rental of a large vehicle when required.
Have you considered the fuel consumed by national and international passenger jet aircraft… Nobody at all seems to focus on the crazy number of aircraft flights that are happening every second of every day all over the planet.
Say as a simple minded tourist that I just wanted to visit Africa. If I took a Boeing jet from Perth to Johannesburg and return, I alone would, including my shaving kit and pyjamas, be responsible for consuming 5x 200 litre drums of jet fuel (1,000 litres). The total passenger complement of 420 or so individuals and their toothbrushes would consume 2,100 x200 litre drums of jet fuel for the same return trip (420,000).
How many ‘CLIMATE ACTION NOW’ advocates aren’t thinking of this when they swan off on their 2-week holiday jaunts to look at castles and churches in Europe ?
Every day in the year 2016 there were 2,500 flights back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the USA, that is 17,500 flights per week, and 912,500 flights per year.
The majority of Freds and Fredas on the planet are totally ignorant of the minuscule ‘whole-of-life’ carbon dioxide footprint that my 750kg petrol powered 2003 Daihatsu Cuoré is responsible for, and they should not be ignorant of it. Please identify a single current EV (electric vehicle) that will outperform that Daihatsu vehicle’s ‘whole-of-life’ performance with respect to carbon dioxide production from initial raw material sourcing through to end-of-life disposal.
With respect, but zero remorse
James William Scammell
73 years of age
ME/CFS sufferer
Adelaide.

Australia needs to put in place mandatory manufacturing regulations to help reduce CO2 emissions as soon as possible.

It is in Australia’s long-term interest to quickly wean ourselves off fossil fuels, particularly in terms of our environment, economics and security. We have endless renewable potential. Our governments need to provide incentives to encourage people to take up renewables.

Please clean up pollution on our roads

Put strong fuel emission standards in place, they need to come in as quick as possible, ie mid 2024 to reduce our emissions. Our scope 1 emissions for Australia is the second largest emissions sourced and strategies need to be put in place to reduce them in a transparent way that doesn’t involve offsets and demonstrates australia is actively reducing our emissions!

Strong fuel efficiency standards now would make cleaner vehicles more available and affordable to more people in Australia. Introduce the standards quickly. Make it affordable. And legislate and monitor the strong standards adopted. Thank you.

Please reduce emissions from road vehicles.

Fuel efficiency in transport is a MUST if we want to limit global warming.

Please revise Australia’s standards for vehicle emissions. Our planet is greatly affected by pollution and imposing better standards is an important means of reduction.

Thanks for the opportunity.
California has had mandatory smog certificates (for all vehicles) for well over 30 years.
This is not rocket science nor should it be so difficult to replicate a similar system to what they have.

EVERY THING possible must be done to protect our planet, are you listening.

We are very dependent on driving long distances in our big land. More consideration needs to be given to tough fuel efficiency standards…soon!

I drve vans and trucks in and around melbourne. So many suv’s and other large vehicles with only one person. Reduce congestion by lowering all costs to smaller vehicle for work travel into the city.
Suv for weekends and small car for weekday travel afterall you can only drve one vehicle at a time.
I drive amotor bike to work and have a 4 wheel drive for country trips which i can no longer afford
WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY 2 EXPENSIVE REGO’S when i can only drive one at a time.
COMMUTER MOTOR BIKES UP TO 250cc would fix a lot of the congestion.