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EnvironmentIndustry, green groups push Australia for action after it fails to adopt new emission targets
Sonali Paul
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Industry and green groups in Australia called on Friday for the government to step up action to cut carbon emissions after it failed to match ambitious new targets pledged by the United States and others at U.S. President Joe Biden s climate summit.
Australia is the highest per capita carbon emitter among the world s richest nations, yet Prime Minister Scott Morrison made no pledge at the summit on Thursday to hit net zero by 2050.
Nor did Morrison proffer any change to Australia s commitment under the Paris Agreement to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 26% to 28% from 2005 levels by 2030, although speaking to media on Friday he left the door open to a new target.
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Leading car makers and environmental groups have branded the Victorian governmentâs plan to impose a tax on electric vehicles the worst electric vehicle policy in the world.
Volkswagen, Hyundai and Uber have joined 25 organisations, including Environment Victoria and the World Wildlife Fund, in signing a letter that says the tax will mean Victorian drivers will miss out on the most efficient and affordable electric vehicles.
Victoria is set to become the first Australian state to enforce an electric vehicles tax.
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The Andrews government wants to tax electric vehicle drivers, who do not pay fuel excise, 2.5¢ per kilometre to contribute to the cost of maintaining the road network.
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