Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

Policy

Australia urged to ignore car lobby and stop new fossil car sales by 2035 in race to EVs

Australia will need to pull out all the stops -- and ignore the car lobby -- to bring down transport emissions fast. That includes banning new fossil car sales by 2035.

Electronic test of the ID.5 at Volkswagen's Zwickau plant. Source: VW

3 min

Weak EV incentives in Europe compared to US, China sees sales stagnate

Lack of regulatory incentives is slowing the electrification of European carmakers while Chinese EV manufacturers grow market share

6 min

Australia is failing on all three vehicle pollution controls

What are vehicle greenhouse emission standards and why are they important?

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese, Chris Bowen and Ed Husic visiting a Nissan Leaf electric car dealer

4 min

The road to new fuel efficiency rules is filled with potholes. Here’s how to avoid them

Without a robust set of mandatory transport emissions standards, Australia’s dependence on fossil fuels will deepen, and reaching our emissions reduction goals will become harder.

4 min

We’ve long known who’s holding back EVs – now to clear the road

Vested interests have held Australia back from introducing fuel emissions standards. The Albanese government must enact this long overdue policy which is crucial to the EV transition.

3 min

Ampol lays out plan to become leading EV charging network

Oil and gas major plans to become "leading EV charging network in Australia by 2030," but says fuel efficiency standards will tax drivers.

4 min

Coalition to spend $2.3 billion to ensure Australians keep driving petrol cars

Morrison government delivers a $2.3 billion hand out to oil refineries, that could lock Australia into liquid fossil fuels for at least the next decade.

Fuel standards