Technology Investment Roadmap (Low Emissions Technologies) [1]
19 June 2020
The ATA welcomes the Australian Government’s intent to reduce emissions by accelerating new and emerging technologies.
This submission responds to the Technology Investment Roadmap Discussion Paper: A framework to accelerate low emissions technologies [2].
Later in 2020, the Government will make the first annual Low Emissions Technology Statement to outline investment priorities.
The ATA recommends that the Government should:
- Prioritise infrastructure investment to improving road access for High Productivity Freight Vehicles, to move the freight task with less vehicle movements
- Bring forward electrification in urban delivery and service vehicles
- Support and incentivise the development of hydrogen vehicles, industry and transport networks
- Not pursue modal shift policies, which are effectively a tax
- Incentivise the purchase of new heavy vehicles and reduce the average age of the heavy vehicle fleet.