Australian Freight Transport Emissions On Track To Double By 2020 - ABCNet

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New figures reveal carbon emissions from the freight transport sector in Australia are set to increase by 100 per cent by 2020.

The figures prepared for the Federal Government reveal the growth in pollution from freight vehicles exceeds that produced by transport used for personal travel. The sector measures emissions from trucks, trains, aviation, shipping and commercial vehicles.

Jeff Angel from the Total Environment Centre says it is clear the freight sector needs to put in place a carbon reduction plan.

"The freight sector has an increasingly important role to play and people are going to be increasingly looking at the carbon footprint of the products they buy," he said.

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/14/2302486.htm?site=idx-act

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1. Strangely spun. Increased freight transport is an improvement, on balance.

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2. I'm guessing the model doesn't incorporate reasonable petrol price projections