Exclusive: Environmental group says it is ‘concerned’ to hear progress on cleaning up air pollution from diesel-burning may have hit a wall
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Work to regulate one of Australia’s biggest sources of carbon dioxide and other pollutants “has stalled”, despite the project beginning six years ago and comparable nations limiting emissions years earlier, New South Wales government documents have revealed.
State and federal environment ministers agreed in 2018 to examine pollution from non-road diesel engines as part of the national clean air agreement. These machines totalled more than 640,000 – ranging from mining trucks, outboard motors and forklifts to electricity generators – and were forecast to reach 945,000 by 2043.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email
About Author
More Stories
Queensland fails to crack down on ‘rebranded sunbed’ that claims to stimulate collagen but accelerates ageing
Australian businesses selling essential goods and services to be forced to accept cash payments
Fears for spread of malaria in Africa as study finds resistance to frontline drug