Election year:
2023
Political party:
Green Party
Associated politicians:
Policy:
Emissions
- Ensure that necessary zero-emission heavy vehicles are affordable, through tax incentives and funding.
- Enable local authorities to implement low-emissions zones and low-traffic neighbourhoods.
- Expand the subsidies for low emission cars to bikes, electric bikes, cargo bikes and scooters, and other incentives for people to forgo car ownership.
- When evaluating a new infrastructure project, the embodied carbon should be considered, aiming to prioritise the most mobility with the least carbon.
- Ensure the emissions from international aviation are included in carbon pricing schemes.
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