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Perth, April 16, 2008 (ABN Newswire) - Fuelwatch will give consumers a message about fuel prices, but mostly a clear message that the price of fuel is going up (along with sea levels); what we actually need is messages about how to make our fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions go down, according to the WA Sustainable Energy Association Inc. (WA SEA).
"The Federal Government should be focussing on things it can control - fuel efficiency of the national vehicle fleet - and not measures that simply help us watch the price of oil continue to rise in a global market," says Dr Ray Wills, CEO of WA SEA.
WA SEA calls on the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Treasurer Wayne Swan to pull out all stops and redefine the Federal mandated energy efficiency targets for the Australian vehicle fleet - such a move will reduce costs to all consumers and reduce inflationary pressure on transported goods.
"Over the past decade, Australia has missed good opportunities to improve national energy efficiency standards in our transport fleet - the Rudd Government needs to fix the flat tire on the energy efficiency wagon and get us back on the road using less petrol." says Dr Wills.
"The only way to guarantee price savings on fuel is to consider the total fuel bill, not the price per litre. And the only way to do something about that is by raising the standards for vehicle fuel efficiency of the Australian fleet," says Dr Wills.
Media Contact: Dr Ray Wills 0430 365 607
Editors notes:
1. The Western Australian Sustainable Energy Association Inc. (WA SEA) is the business peak body for the sustainable energy industry in Western Australia. www.wasea.com.au.
2. WA SEA is a diverse chamber of sustainable energy companies and businesses including some of the largest energy businesses in Western Australia. WA SEA members are businesses involved in sustainable energy practices and including energy efficiency across government, business and the community in infrastructure; architecture and design of buildings and homes; performance of appliances, vehicles, machinery, and industrial processes; use of renewable energy generation including passive use and solar hot water.
