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Australia’s new government is putting climate at the top of its agenda. This month, for the first time, after the elections on May 21, the Parliament will consider a draft law on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the production of electric vehicles.
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A bill will be introduced to parliament on July 26 that would oblige Australia to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030, the country’s climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen said.
Another bill would eliminate import tariffs and taxes on electric cars, which are cheaper than the luxury car threshold of A$77,565 ($53,580).
Just 1.5% of cars sold in Australia are electric or hybrid, and passenger cars account for almost 10% of the country’s emissions, the government has said.
The new centre-left Labor government expects electric vehicles to account for 89% of new car sales in Australia by 2030.
Even the government fleet will be converted to 75% zero-emission vehicles, which will strengthen the market for used electric vehicles.
The new government has already formally informed the United Nations of Australia’s more ambitious 2030 target than the previous Conservative administration led by the Liberal Party, a reduction of 26% to 28%.
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