National initiatives to reduce the impact of road transport on environment quality, urban amenity and human health.
The strategies for the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts work are:
- improving the emissions performance of the Australian vehicle fleet, by
- improving fuel quality
- reducing in-service vehicle emissions
- encouraging fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles and technologies
- addressing the nature and growth of vehicle travel by
- improving sustainable transport, including through encouraging high occupancy vehicle use and promoting walking, cycling and public transport
- integrating land use and transport planning
- managing and promoting the Product Stewardship for Oil Program, which provides incentives to increase used oil recycling in the Australian community and ensures the environmentally sustainable management of used engine oil.
Green Vehicle Guide Web site
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