Right now, the Australian Government is making plans to limit transport
emissions, but Toyota is lobbying for loopholes so it can keep using
Australia as a dumping ground for its polluting petrol vehicles.

New research has found car pollution kills more people than car crashes –
11,000 Australians die prematurely every year because of vehicle
pollution.

[ [link removed] ]24,000 Ekō members from all around the world have already signed the
petition telling Toyota to stop its dirty lobbying for fossil fuels. Will
you add your name too?



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Toyota is trying to stop Australia setting car pollution limits. 

Tell Toyota to stop its dirty lobbying for fossil fuels, and support all
new vehicle sales being electric-only by 2030.

[ [link removed] ]Close up image of the front of a black Toyota vehicle and its logo of
concentric circles


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John,

Australia has no strong laws regulating polluting vehicles -- and Toyota
wants it to stay that way.

The Australian government has plans to get out of the slow lane and go
green. But the Toyota-led car lobby is pulling on the handbrake with big
media splashes, government briefings and roadshows to keep the country's
car regulations weak.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: tell Toyota to stop its dirty lobbying for fossil
fuels.

Toyota had the chance to be a leader in the green car market, but it fell
asleep at the wheel. Instead it’s become the world’s no.1 carmaker
lobbying against ambitious climate and clean air laws.

Twenty six years ago Toyota’s Pruis hybrid was a game changer in reducing
car pollution. In 2021 499 out of every 500 vehicles Toyota sold were
powered by fossil fuels.

The PR strategy for Australia’s car lobby, steered by Toyota, is to
publicly “be seen as a thought leader and trusted voice on reducing
emissions” whilst behind the scenes stopping any new fuel efficiency
standards, so Australia’s regulations remain some of the weakest in the
world.

It’s greenwashing 101 and Toyota can’t get away with it.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Toyota to go green and stop fueling the climate crisis.

The impacts of climate change are starting to hit harder. And the
roadblocks to achieving a climate-safe world are corporations like Toyota
that continue to put short term profits before people and a liveable
planet.

Together with a coalition of dedicated groups, Ekō members helped expose
Toyota’s dirty lobbying in Europe and convince EU lawmakers to ban new
petrol and diesel cars.

Let’s do it again in Australia. 



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Thanks for all that you do,
Nish, Eoin and the team at Ekō (formerly SumOfUs)


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Car pollution kills more Australians than crashes, new research finds
The Guardian 24 Feb 2023
[ [link removed] ]Air pollution in NSW causes 603 premature deaths and costs $4.8bn a
year, study finds
The Guardian 15 March 2023
[ [link removed] ]Toyota accused of trying to keep Australia “stuck in petrol powered
dark ages”
The Driven 06 February 2023
[ [link removed] ]D’oh, what a feeling: Toyota slammed in global environmental rankings
Sydney Morning Herald 08 September 2022
[ [link removed] ]Revealed: Car industry’s secret emissions plan would slow electric
vehicle uptake
Sydney Morning Herald 08 August 2022
[ [link removed] ]Toyota Led on Clean Cars. Now Critics Say It Works to Delay Them.
New York Times 15 October 2021
[ [link removed] ]The Automotive Sector and Climate Change.
Influence Map 18 May 2022

 

 

 

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