Public consultation has opened on the draft Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plan (ERRP) for Tasmania’s transport sector, the first of seven sector ERRPs to be developed under Tasmania’s Climate Change Action Plan.
Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Roger Jaensch, said the draft plan outlined practical initiatives to reduce Tasmania’s transport emissions and build resilience to climate-related risks.
“With transport accounting for some 21 per cent of emissions in Tasmania, we recognise that to be effective we need all levels of government, industry and the community to work together on practical solutions,” Minister Jaensch said.
“We’ve taken the feedback from the extensive consultation we conducted on Tasmania’s Climate Change Action Plan, as well as from targeted workshops with the transport industry, to develop the draft transport ERRP.
“Key areas being considered in the draft ERRP include increasing the use of public and active transport, increasing the proportion of low-emissions vehicles on our roads and helping the transport sector to transition to low-emission technology.
The Rockliff Liberal Government is committed to working with businesses, industry and the community to strengthen our world-leading emissions profile and make Tasmania a successful, clever, low-emissions economy.
“Earlier this year, we released a Climate Change Implementation Plan which sets out around 80 current actions and priorities for the next two years, including $10 million for new initiatives such as those identified through the ERRPs,” Minister Jaensch said.
“”This includes financial incentives to support the uptake of electric vehicles, e-bikes and e-scooters; large-scale research and development to reduce emissions from livestock; and grants to support landowners to deliver agroforestry projects,” the Minister said.
“It also includes a climate change public education program and climate change resources for schools, updated enterprise suitability maps for the agriculture sector, and work to build climate change capability in local government.
“Our Government is finding innovative solutions to ensure we protect our environment, our brand and create jobs for future generations.”
Consultation on the draft transport ERRP is open until November 29.
