How Australia’s emissions ceiling on cars should work - Grattan Institute

How Australia’s emissions ceiling on cars should work

by Marion Terrill, Natasha Bradshaw

05.06.2023 Submission
Submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts

Designed well, an emissions ceiling could be a win-win-win: cutting emissions, reducing exhaust-pipe pollutants, and saving drivers money.

Marion Terrill

Transport and Cities Program Director
Marion is a leading transport and cities expert with a long history in public policy. She has worked on tax policy for the federal Treasury, and led the design and development of the MyGov account. She has provided expert analysis and advice on labour market policy for the Federal Government, the Business Council of Australia, and at the Australian National University.

Natasha Bradshaw

Associate
Natasha Bradshaw is an Associate in Grattan Institute’s Transport and Cities Program. She previously worked at the Australian Treasury, with a focus on structural issues in the labour market and barriers to women’s economic security.

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