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A John Deere tractor featuring the Amogy ammo- nia-fuelled engine (Supplied: John Deere).
Supporting the transition Transition from dependence on petroleum diesel fuels requires a coordinated and cross-sector approach. This requires a par- allel transformation of the supporting eco- system of fuel and equipment supply chains, financial services providers, service networks and workforce skills. Australian rural industries working with governments, suppliers and training organi- sations must consider four areas of initial focus to plan for transition. 1. Establish integrated planning and targets: Integration into existing stra- tegic investment and planning, such as the National Hydrogen Roadmap and the work of Rural Research Develop- ment Corporations (RDCs), as well as incorporation into other sector-rel- evant industry roadmaps such as the National Farmers’ Federation 2030 Roadmap. 2. Establish a major pilots program involving manufacturers, supply chains, and communities: Develop
the governance, institutional (includ- ing local leadership capacity) and market engagement frameworks to initiate and support a national rollout of a major pilots program e.g. geog- raphy-specific pilots that align with produce, machinery requirements, fuel supply chains, established infra- structure and coalescing of workforce and skills. 3. Align incentives and regulation: En- sure sector perspectives are incorpor- ated into national and state policies and frameworks for incentivising the adoption of new energy technolo- gies and related skills. This includes reviewing, updating and/or building regulations and incentives (such as subsidies and tax incentives) to ad- dress distortions in existing incentives and stimulate supply and demand to promote uptake of technologies proven in the pilot program. 4. Engage key supporting sectors: Work with the financial services sector to integrate the diesel transition into
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