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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Fears are growing that Australia will continue to be a dumping ground for dirty and inefficient vehicles, as the federal government designs laws to limit the carbon emissions of new cars sold.

And the debate is getting divisive, with Elon Musk's Tesla and the Climate Council even accusing Australia's biggest car lobby of pushing a "loophole" policy that could slow the transition.

The vast majority supported the general premise of the standards, including submissions by Tesla, the Climate Council, Toyota, Hyundai, and Australia's biggest car manufacturer lobby group, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).

InfluenceMap's program manager Ben Youriev told ABC News that the FCAI has led a "strategic" and "negative" campaign against climate policy.

"We're focusing on getting the design of the fuel efficiency standards right," the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen recently told the ABC's Q+A program.

The federal government's expected to announce a clearer policy position on its looming fuel efficiency laws by the end of the year.


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