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Turn Your Key - Reducing Truck Idling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2015

Gareth MacRae  and
Tina Stockport
Gareth MacRae
Affiliation:
Department of Environment and Conservation
Tina Stockport*
Affiliation:
Department of Environment and Conservation
*
†Community Education Co-ordinator, Department of Environment and Conservation, Locked Bag 33, Cloisters Square, Perth, WA 6850, Australia. Email: Tina.Stockport@dec.wa.gov.au
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Abstract

As Australia enters the era of emissions trading schemes, strategies to further curb emissions will grow in importance. At the same time, a national emissions trading scheme is set to be introduced whilst the country is set to increase its dependency and volume of road transport in years to come. This raises a doubly important question for transport operators: what can they do to reduce emissions? Whilst advances in fuel technology and vehicle regulations will play their parts, changing driving behaviour is an area that remains relatively unexplored. This paper will highlight the design, implementation and evaluation of a behaviour change initiative that was trialled by the State of Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation's CleanRun team in collaboration with fleet truck drivers in a large national transport company. It will also propose a model for broader implementation and compare this to other similar programs in other countries.

Keywords

Behaviour changeengine idlingdiesel emissionsCBSM or community-based social marketingtransport
Type
Research Article
Information
Australian Journal of Environmental Education , Volume 24 , 2008 , pp. 55 - 65
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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