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Govt should have considered climate impacts of EV road user charges
Wednesday 13 Mar 24 10:30am
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| PHOTO: Andrew Roberts on Unsplash |
The government should have done a climate impacts assessment on its proposed road user charges for electric vehicles, with the new charges likely to lead to a significant increase in carbon emissions, according to an expert.
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