Australia seeks to lower carbon emissions from cars.Byline: Sydney (Image: australia.gif ) The Australian government issued a discussion paper on reducing automobile carbon emissions on Saturday, with recommendations such as providing financial incentives for manufacturing low-emission cars. The vehicle fuel efficiency report released by Transport Minister Anthony Albanese Anthony Norman Albanese (born 2 March 1963), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Grayndler, New South Wales. and Environment Minister Peter Garrett Peter Garrett AM MP (born 16 April 1953), is an Australian musician and politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, since October 2004. recognised that there was no silver bullet No Silver Bullet - essence and accidents of software engineering is a well-known paper on software engineering written by Fred Brooks in 1986. Brooks argues that there will be no more technologies or practices that will serve as "silver bullets" and create a twofold for reducing carbon emissions in the transport sector. The sector accounts for 14 percent of the nation's emissions, or 79.1 million tonnes. "The federal government has put forward eight possible measures to reduce carbon emissions from Australian cars," the Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia's national public broadcaster, known previously as the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The ABC provides television, radio and online services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) reported. "It does not advocate any particular measure, but recommends considering different registration and stamp duty Stamp Duty An ad-valorem or flat rate charged upon certain documents. Notes: This is an extra charge placed on documents. See also: Ad Valorem Tax Stamp duty Applies mainly to international equities. for new light vehicles based on their emissions." Car makers could be directed to include information about carbon emissions and fuel consumption in their advertising. It also urged an environmental rating scheme for heavy vehicles. The recommendations for reducing emissions in car-crazy Australia follows the federal government's promise to cut overall emissions by 60 percent by 2050. Australia is the world's 16th biggest carbon polluter, producing about 1.5 percent of global emissions. The country is the fourth largest per-capita emitter, with five times more carbon pollution per person than China. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , who won power last November, has
promised to set up a carbon trading system in Australia by mid-2010,
covering 75 percent of the economy, to provide a financial incentive for
business to clean up their pollution.
The government's climate adviser, Ross Garnaut, has urged Canberra to cut Australian greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent on 2000 levels by 2020, and to set a carbon price of A$20 ($16.5) a tonne in the first years of carbon trading from mid-2010. The ABC said public submissions were being sought on the vehicle fuel efficiency report until early November. - Reuters Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2008 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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