Australia's love affair with diesel cars has helped push the nation's energy emissions to a record high, new analysis shows, in a warning that road transport rivals electricity as the most pressing energy challenge facing the Turnbull government.
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| Australia's love affair with diesel cars has helped pushed the nation’s energy emissions to a record high, a new analysis shows. |
Respected energy analyst Hugh Saddler compiled the disturbing report on behalf of progressive think tank The Australia Institute. Dr Saddler said the failure of successive governments to invest in efficient transport infrastructure, such as rail, has allowed transport fuel emissions to keep rising - a trend bucked by the rest of the world.
Among developed nations, only Australia and Turkey are breaking emissions records for energy combustion
Read the story by Nicole Hasham in today’s Melbourne Age - “Diesel cars help drive Australia's energy emissions to highest level, report shows.”
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