Reducing emissions in Australian domestic freight transport – December 2023
This submission responds to the Australian Government’s initial call for ideas to help shape the Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan.
It addresses the challenge of transport decarbonisation in the context of more freight on rail and achievement of improved rail productivity, competitiveness and energy efficiency. It explains the significance of selective investment in improved rail infrastructure as a key enabler of more efficient rail. In the Sydney-Melbourne context, if adopted, our proposals will materially alter the competitive dynamics of rail and trucking between Australia’s two largest cities.
