The original Notice of Motion was moved by
Councillor Scott, seconded by Councillor Chan.
It is resolved that:
(A)
Council note:
(i)
transport emissions have been rising every year in
Australia since 1990;
(ii)
transport was responsible for 18 per cent of
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020;
(iii)
of these emissions, cars and light commercial
vehicles contributed to 64 per cent while trucks and buses contributed 21 per
cent;
(iv)
electric vehicles are three to five times more
efficient than petrol cars, and can be powered by renewable electricity;
(v)
in a report on the electrical vehicle market and
infrastructure across 14 countries, Australia ranked last;
(vi)
the City was one of the first organisations to
start converting its fleet of vehicles to hybrid and electric vehicles, and the
City now owns one of Australia’s largest fleets of hybrid and electric
vehicles;
(vii) the City of Sydney’s procurement policy
currently preferences electric vehicles where possible and where doing so would
achieve value for money, and
(viii)
the City of Sydney is preparing an electrical
vehicle strategy for Council consideration in October; which will set out he
principles and goals underpinning the City’s procurement of vehicles.
Amended
motion carried unanimously.
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