Submission: Land and Sea Transport Method 2015: Sunsetting Review

Year:
2025
Type:
Submissions
Topic:
Emissions Reduction, Modal Shift, Sustainability, Resilience, Rail, Fuel

The Australian Logistics Council has provided a submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on the Land and Sea Transport Method 2015 Sunsetting Review. The submission strongly supports remaking the method to ensure the freight and logistics sector can actively participate in Australia’s carbon markets and contribute to national emissions reduction goals. The method’s expiry in March 2024 removed the only ERF pathway specifically designed for freight—despite growing demand for credible abatement mechanisms. ALC’s submission calls for a revised method that expands eligible technologies and fuels (including renewable diesel, hydrogen and electricity), streamlines data requirements, and allows for project aggregation to enable SME participation. The submission also advocates for integration with the Safeguard Mechanism and national decarbonisation strategies.