Australian Government delivers strategy to reduce emissions across transport and transport infrastructure.
The Australian Government is taking strong action on climate change to build a safe and prosperous future.
The Prime Minister has announced Australia's 2035 emissions target, the next step on the path to our long-term target of net zero by 2050. The government also released the Net Zero Plan, along with 6 sector emission reduction plans, which outline how we will achieve these targets.
The Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan (Transport Sector Plan) is the sector plan for the transport and transport infrastructure sectors. It sets out how the uptake of cleaner cars, active and public transport, and solutions for aviation, maritime, freight, rail and roads will transform the sector. This will deliver emissions reductions, consumer savings and increased fuel security.
The Transport Sector Plan covers all transport modes and also considers cross-cutting issues including low carbon fuels, freight and supply chains, system wide efficiencies and transport infrastructure.
There are 5 priority actions that will ensure the transport sector makes its full contribution to Australia's emissions reduction goals:
- Invest in enabling low and zero emissions transport infrastructure
- Electrify and increase transport's energy performance
- Switch to low carbon alternatives to power transport where electrification is not feasible
- Innovate to expand cost competitive transport technology options
- Scale up efforts to reduce embodied emissions in transport infrastructure.
The Australian Government will invest $1.1 billion in the Cleaner Fuels Program to encourage domestic production of low carbon liquid fuels, while strengthening fuel security and supporting new jobs in the net zero economy.
The government is also committing $40 million to accelerate the rollout of kerbside and fast charging, to support the uptake of electric vehicles.
This builds on the actions the government has already taken, including supporting zero emissions travel with our $100 million Active Transport Fund, and bringing in cleaner, cheaper-to-run cars with the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard.
