Australia’s taste for bigger cars and lack of electric options make a dirty mix
Australia's choice of bigger cars, the lack of fuel standards and the lack of a national strategy for EVs means transport emissions remain high.
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Michael Mazengarb is a Sydney-based reporter with RenewEconomy, writing on climate change, clean energy, electric vehicles and politics. Before joining RenewEconomy, Michael worked in climate and energy policy for more than a decade.
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