Project Description:
The Net Zero Plan sets out and extends Australia’s action on climate change. The Plan helps ensure Australia maximises the benefits of the global transition to net zero and provides long-term policy certainty to drive investment in low emissions and renewable technologies. To support the Plan, the Government has developed six sector plans. These plans cover the following sectors: electricity and energy; industry; resources; the built environment; agriculture and land; and transport.
The Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan is the sector plan for transport and transport infrastructure. It covers all transport modes and considers cross cutting issues including low carbon fuels, freight and supply chains, systemwide efficiencies and transport infrastructure.
While the transport sector is critical to our economy, it is also the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia, with direct emissions amounting to 22% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. With Australia’s population and economy expected to grow, transport activity is also expected to continue to increase to 2050. The challenge is to reduce emissions while the sector grows.
Reducing transport emissions will also bring a range of other benefits and opportunities, including consumer savings, enhanced fuel security, health benefits and productivity gains. These co-benefits are outlined in Chapter 1, along with information on how this plan was developed.
Informed by Treasury modelling, Chapters 2 and 3 outline the Roadmap to 2050, including the emissions outlook and the potential decarbonisation pathways for each transport mode and transport infrastructure. Chapter 4 is the Action Plan and sets out the actions the Government is taking to reduce transport emissions. Chapters 5 and 6 explain how the Government will continue to work collaboratively with all levels of government, the community, business, industry and unions to deliver the plan.