The secret blockers of Australia’s electric vehicle transition have been exposed in a major Sydney Morning Herald investigation, which unveils the car lobby’s plan to slow Australia’s climate plan. Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Lindsay Soutar says that “The car lobby’s engagement with fuel efficiency standards reflects the pattern we’ve seen elsewhere – conjuring roadblocks where there are none.”
Also on EVS, The Australia Institute has released a report showing fuel efficiency standards would save Australians billions on petrol, while over in the US the Senate has passed the multi-billion climate and healthcare bill.
Revealed: car industry’s secret emissions plan would slow electric vehicle uptake
The car industry has launched a wide-ranging secret campaign that would delay Australia’s transition to electric vehicles and hamper a key part of the nation’s climate change plan, confidential documents show.
US Senate passes $739bn healthcare and climate bill after months of wrangling
Senate Democrats passed their climate and healthcare spending package on Sunday, sending the legislation to the House and bringing Joe Biden one step closer to a significant legislative victory ahead of crucial midterm elections in November.
Fuel standards could save motorists, slash emissions: Australia Institute report
Introducing fuel efficiency standards should be the next item on the Labor government's climate action agenda, according to a new Australia Institute report which claimed motorists would have saved billions at the bowser had they been ushered in earlier.
Who pays for compounding failures on interest rates, inflation and power cost? Families
Australian families are expected to solve the compounding problems of rising interest rates, rising inflation and more expensive power - and they're paying for decades of failed energy policy, writes Nic Seton.
Credit Suisse strikes $100m green financing deal with the Sustainable Australia Fund
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Credit Suisse will provide $100m in financing to the Sustainable Australia Fund which provides loans to businesses transitioning to renewable energy.