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Australia should focus on expanding carbon pricing policies to liquid fuels rather than electricity, expert says

Published 08:50 on August 13, 2025 / Last updated at 22:52 on August 18, 2025 / and / Asia Pacific (Pacific), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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Australia’s efforts to expand carbon pricing policies should focus on the liquid fuels sector rather than electricity, an expert told a conference Wednesday, as observers await the imminent release of the country’s sectoral decarbonisation plans.
Australia’s efforts to expand carbon pricing policies should focus on the liquid fuels sector rather than electricity, an expert told a conference Wednesday, as observers await the imminent release of the country’s sectoral decarbonisation plans.


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