Decarbonising Australian transport
TPA is taking action for Net Zero
TPA is the leading professional organisation for Australia’s transport community. Our members and stakeholders are clear that we must minimise transport’s contribution to climate change.
In December 2024 TPA (then AITPM) released The Path to Net Zero: Decarbonising Australia’s transport system. This paper sets out what governments at every level should do so that transport plays its part in the nation reaching Australia’s 2050 Net Zero target. Our recommendations align with the accepted Avoid, Shift, Improve decarbonisation framework.
The Path to Net Zero also outlines how the Australian transport community must be skilled up to face the decarbonisation challenges ahead.
In 2021, transport in Australia generated 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ per person (excluding aviation). That is more than three times the G20 average of 1.1 tonnes.
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the contribution of the following in preparing The Path to Net Zero Issues Paper:
AITPM Decarbonisation working group
- Sebastian Davies-Slate
- Roger Green
- Benjamin Haddock
- Dr Eleanor Short
- Sara Stace
- Tim Sullivan
- Dr Shamsunnahar Yasmin
Editorial and research support
- Duane Burtt
- Matt Faber
- Hannah Hartnett
- Kirsty Kelly
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