The Conversation

We compared land transport options for getting to net zero. Hands down, electric rail is the best

Robin Smit is the founding Research Director at the Transport Energy/Emission Research (TER) consultancy. Transport emissions have grown in line with the population and economy. Without intervention, ...
The Conversation

The road to new fuel efficiency rules is filled with potholes. Here’s how Australia can avoid them

Robin Smit is the founder and director at Transport Energy/Emission Research Pty Ltd (TER) and an Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Technology Sydney. Hussein Dia receives funding from the ...
The Next Web

Australians could’ve saved $716,320,000 in fuel if CO2 legislation had come 3 years earlier

When it comes to road transport, Australia is at risk of becoming a climate villain as we lag behind international best practices on fuel efficiency. Road transport is one of the main sources of ...
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Transport will make or break Australia's new climate plan—and time is running out to fix it

Australia has a new climate target: cutting emissions by 62%–70% below 2005 levels by 2035. Meeting even the lower end means halving emissions in a decade. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...