THE federal Coalition’s proposed Emissions Reduction Fund could help trucking operators buy new, fuel-efficient vehicles, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) chairman, Trevor Martyn says.
The Coalition announced yesterday that if they were elected, they’d invest in direct carbon dioxide emission reduction activities through its Emissions Reduction Fund such as allowing trucking companies to sell their extra carbon emission abatement to the Government.
Martyn says the fund could give trucking operators an incentive to replace their older trucks.
“With the right incentives, trucking companies can achieve large improvements in fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions by renewing their fleets. For example, the latest model Volvo trucks use about 30 per cent less fuel than trucks built in the late 1980s,” he says.
“The fund could also give more companies the opportunity to switch to alternative fuels, such as LNG. Kenworth’s LNG series of prime movers can deliver a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of more than 20% compared to conventional diesel engines, without sacrificing power or torque output.”
Martyn claims the trucking industry would be able to also achieve even deeper greenhouse gas reductions with regulatory reforms to enable operators to use longer, safer trucks on major highways.
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