Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Taylor: The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development is leading this work, and questions are best addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister.

(2) In May 2019, the Department of the Environment and Energy published the latest release of the National Inventory Report along with updated data for Australia's UNFCCC Inventory (ageis.climatechange.gov.au/UNFCCC.aspx). The UNFCCC Inventory includes national road transportation emissions trends to 2017 for the following (as well as other) gases:

For the first time, the 2019 release of Australia's UNFCCC Inventory included road transportation emissions trends from 2009 to 2017 for:

The Department of the Environment and Energy will continue to track road transportation emissions for the above gases in future years.

The methods underpinning the estimates for road transportation are set out in Australia's National Inventory Report 2017 (volumes 1 and 3):

environment.gov.au/climate-change/climate-science-data/greenhouse-gas-measurement/publications/national-inventory-report-2017

(3) The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development is leading this work, and questions are best addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister.

(4) The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development is leading this work, and questions are best addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister.

(5) Manufacturers that have concerns about the suitability of current Australian market fuels are able to specify the use of a higher grade of fuel (eg 95 RON) as a condition of warranty.

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