Transport emissions continue to rise as Australia lags behind other nations

Australia is lagging behind other developed nations in the race to curb greenhouse gas emissions from transport, according to a new report.

 Rush hour traffic in Melbourne. Australia ranks behind
Russia and Mexico in green transport efficiency due to
 policy inaction, a new report has found.

The report from the Climate Council, due to be released on Thursday, finds that Australia’s transport-related emissions have continued to rise because of policy inaction.

The nation’s move to electric vehicles has been hampered by a lack of incentives and a lack of mandatory pollution standards for vehicles, which have been implemented in almost all other OECD countries.

Read the story from The Guardian by Luke Henriques-Gomes - “Transport emissions continue to rise as Australia lags behind other nations.”