Podcasts Government Grattan Institute Clean wheels keep on turning: reducing truck air-pollution in urban areas

Clean wheels keep on turning: reducing truck air-pollution in urban areas

Published: Aug. 28, 2022, 10 p.m.

Trucks. They deliver essential items \u2013 especially in the COVID lockdowns \u2013 but most of us want them off our local streets. Whether it\u2019s the pollution or the noise, there are serious side-effects to trucks in urban areas, especially when the ageing fleet isn\u2019t keeping up with the latest technologies. But how to reduce the health and environmental risks of trucks, while maintaining this vital mode of transport? \n\nJoin Kat Clay as she interviews Marion Terrill, Program Director, and Ingrid Burfurd, Senior Associate, about the latest Grattan Report, The Grattan truck plan: practical policies for cleaner freight. \n\nRead the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/grattan-truck-plan/