Comprising 47 per cent of domestic CO2 emissions, transport is both a big climate offender, and also an area where an ambitious government can notch up some relatively “easy wins”. That’s at the heart of the discussion around how to reduce transport emissions, says Thomas Coughlan. The overriding philosophy behind transport officials’ thinking is called “avoid/reduce – shift/maintain – improve”. The Climate Change Commission has taken a very different view. Scott Hammond/Stuff Transport officials believe the opportunities to shift more freight to rail are limited.

Source: Stuff May 11, 2021 17:02 UTC