Light Vehicle CO₂ Emissions Standards

Discussion Paper

The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, has released a discussion paper that examines how to implement carbon dioxide emissions standards for new light vehicles, starting in 2015. The CO₂ standards will complement the Government’s carbon price and help to reduce carbon emissions from light vehicles.

The paper does not set targets, but asks industry and the community to help shape the new standards by presenting possible approaches for consideration and debate. The issues discussed in the paper fall into two broad categories:

• the emissions target(s) to be established under the standards; and
• the most appropriate regulatory framework for implementing the standards.

The views received in response to the discussion paper will help the Department to develop an implementation Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS), which will set out options to implement the new standards. The RIS will also include a benefit-cost analysis and will be formally released for public comment.

Comments on the discussion paper were due by 30 November, but the comment period was extended to 9 December 2011. The submissions accepted by the Department to date are listed below.

• Light Vehicle CO₂ Emission Standards for Australia Key Issues—Discussion Paper
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• Media Release

Submissions

1. Argonne National Laboratory
2. Australasian Fleet Management Association
3. Australian Automobile Association
4. Australian Conservation Foundation
5. Australian Institute of Petroleum
6. Australian Network of Environmental Defender’s Offices
7. Better Place
8. Biofuels Association of Australia
9. Browne, Phil
10. Caltex Australia
11. Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand
12. Close, Andrew
13. Environment Victoria
14. Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
15. Ferrari S.p.A.
16. Frischknecht, Ivor
17. Future Climate Australia
18. Godson, Warren
19. Green Building Council Australia
20. Honda Australia
21. Iankov, Ivan
22. The International Council on Clean Transportation
23. International Energy Agency
24. Laird, Professor Philip
25. LPG Australia
26. Mitsubishi Motors Australia
27. Mortimore, Anna
28. National Transport Commission
29. Robert Bosch (Australia)
30. Sucrogen Bioethanol
31. Sustainable Energy Association of Australia
32. Sustainable Transport Coalition of Western Australia
33. University of South Australia—Barbara Hardy Institute
34. Verdant Vision
35. Jaguar Land Rover Australia
36. Toyota Australia
37. Ford Australia
38. GM Holden