How the ‘rebound effect’ could eat away at the green gains from electric vehicles
- Written by Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Mobility & Resilience, UNSW Sydney
alexfan32/ShutterstockThe transport sector produces around 19% of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions. About 85% of transport emissions come from road vehicles burning fossil fuels.
In Australia’s Emissions Projections 2023, transport emissions are expected to rise from 2023 under the baseline scenario, returning to pre-pandemic...





