Toyota's pollution kills

  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. [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?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [Close up image of the front of a black Toyota vehicle and its logo of concentric circles]( [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, 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. [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. [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. [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Nish, Eoin and the team at Ekō (formerly SumOfUs) More information: [Car pollution kills more Australians than crashes, new research finds]( Guardian 24 Feb 2023 [Air pollution in NSW causes 603 premature deaths and costs $4.8bn a year, study finds]( Guardian 15 March 2023 [Toyota accused of trying to keep Australia “stuck in petrol powered dark ages”]( Driven 06 February 2023[D’oh, what a feeling: Toyota slammed in global environmental rankings]( Morning Herald 08 September 2022 [Revealed: Car industry’s secret emissions plan would slow electric vehicle uptake]( Morning Herald 08 August 2022 [Toyota Led on Clean Cars. Now Critics Say It Works to Delay Them.]( York Times 15 October 2021[The Automotive Sector and Climate Change.]( Map 18 May 2022      --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](  Â