The current paper describes a method of reducing CO2 emissions from transport based on the offsetting of CO2 emissions by non-transport means. The paper first outlines an overall framework for considering carbon neutrality in the transport sector (and elsewhere). It then considers the scale of the land transport task in Australia, followed by an estimation of the greenhouse emissions (especially CO2) generated by that land transport task. The paper then reviews various ways by which those emissions could be offset. Selecting one of those offset methods, biosequestration in forests, it estimates what would be required physically to offset the total land transport emissions each year, and the likely cost of those offsets. The paper then considers various ways in which these costs could be met by society. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E216058.
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