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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

Green Car Congress

Gillard said that by 2020, this would cut emissions by some 160 million tonnes per year. Most Australians now agree our climate is changing, this is caused by carbon pollution, this has harmful effects on our environment and on the economy—and the Government should act. a year in real terms. —Prime Minister Gillard.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020. Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels. AFP/Getty Images. passenger vehicles.