National Fuel Quality Standards Regulation Impact Statement 1 ...

Table 2.2 Greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector in 1998
Sub-sector
Cars and
wagons
Light
commercial
CO2-e emission
Mt
Share of Transport Sector
%
40.95 56.4 8.98
9.11 12.5 2
Medium trucks 2.77 3.8 0.61
Heavy trucks 10.5 14.5 2.3
Buses 1.28 1.8 0.28
Motorcycles 0.21 0.3 0.05
Road Total 64.81 89.3 14.22
Transport total 72.61 100 15.93
National total 455.9 - 100
From NGGI 1998
2.1 URBAN AIR QUALITY
Share of National Total
%
Australia is one of the most highly urbanised countries in the world, and air pollution is a
significant issue for the community. Surveys of community attitudes have found that
environmental issues are of major concern to the public, with air pollution a key ongoing
concern (NRMA, 1996a; NSW EPA, 1994; Clean Air 2000, 1997; ANOP, 1993). While
the 1996 Australian State of the Environment Report (SoE, 1996) found that the air
quality in the cities and towns of Australia was quite good by international standards,
relatively high concentrations of pollutants are experienced in our larger cities (NEPC,
1997).
Australian national ambient air quality standards were established for the six criteria
pollutants in 1998 (see Table 2.3 below). Of these, the pollutants of current concern are
nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), fine particles (PM10) and, to a lesser extent, carbon
monoxide (CO).