Our reliance on diesel and Australia’s limited production of it, along with the environmental impacts, led NSW Department of Primary Industries to produce a series of free online forums. These forums explore alternatives and transitions for agricultural production systems that are possible beyond diesel reliance. Agricultural production relies on a variety of energy sources including diesel, electricity and gas, with the dominant energy source being diesel. Diesel usage generates many millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases every year. If we are to achieve significant reductions in human related emissions, agriculture can play a part by adopting alternatives to dies

Register here for the Exploring Beyond (fossil) Diesel online forum to be held on 13 April 2022 at 9.30am-11.30am. The latest webinar in DPI’s series of online forums will look at improvements in diesel engines and an Australian group developing renewable (no/low carbon) diesel.

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