A Dumping Ground for Inefficient Cars
New research by the Australia Institute shows that $5.9 billion in fuel costs would have been saved and emissions equivalent to a year’s worth of domestic flights would have been avoided, if robust fuel efficiency standards were adopted in 2015.
This was recorded on Wednesday 17th August 2022 and things may have changed since recording.
The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Guest:
Audrey Quicke, Climate & Energy Program Researcher and Transport Lead, the Australia Institute // @audreyquicke
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey
Edited by: Lizzie Jack
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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