Last month’s dire report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have left you feeling overwhelmed. But small changes at the household level really can make a world of difference.
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To reduce pressure on cities and the environment, drivers should face a charge that reflects the actual costs of clogged roads, air pollution, climate change, injury and death.
Transport is the one sector where Australia hasn’t reined in the growth in greenhouse gas emissions. Electric cars will cut emissions but still leave us with all the other problems of car use.
Electric cars are being touted as the best way to reduce emissions from transport. But a climate policy that relies on individuals paying for new technology runs the risk of aggravating inequities.
Banning short-haul flights should be just the first step on the path to greener transport systems.
One more lane won’t fix Britain’s congested motorways.
History shows how the states and territories can step into a policy breach when the federal government fails. It’s time they band together on electric vehicles.
Green hydrogen produced using New Zealand’s mostly renewable electricity sounds like a great idea, but a high-tech smart rail and urban tram network is a more obvious and sustainable option.
A new Morrison government plan sorely misses the point on electric vehicles. It’s in stark contrast to Biden’s ambitious EV strategy.
Australia has a lot of work to do to overcome the challenges facing electric vehicles users, starting with the lack of a comprehensive national charging network.
A net-zero goal will provide clarity, ambition and focus. But Morrison must back the rhetoric with investment and policy commensurate with the task.
The Climate Change Commission releases New Zealand’s first comprehensive plan to cut emissions, calling on the government to “pick up the pace”.
Exaggerating how much lockdown improved air quality could allow us to underestimate the scale of the air pollution problem.
A person who exercises, attends sporting events as a spectator and takes their kids to the oval or swimming pool will create 935 kg of CO₂ per year if using their car.
Electric vehicles would lower emissions, but if their lower running costs lead to increased car use that creates a whole lot of other costs for our cities.
It’s high time the international shipping industry radically curbed its emissions. The industry must set a net-zero target and adopt a realistic plan to meet it.
Some atmospheric pollutants actually help cool the planet, but the sudden shutdown of heavy industry threatened to purge them.
Australian bicycles are largely influenced by sport, not utility. We should embrace cargo bikes for their usefulness, over speed.
One in five now work exclusively from home in the UK. But remote workers still drive about as often as commuters – though for different reasons.
New Zealand voters are divided on climate policy along party lines, with the majority on one side of the political spectrum calling for urgent action while at the other end most recommend caution.
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor in Supply Chain and Freight Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Culture & Climate, The University of Melbourne
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Transport Planning, University of Westminster
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Sustainability, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Senior Associate Institute of Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University