Energy
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Development of a fully renewable electricity generation system, except for dry winter emergency supply, by 2030 Introduce a National Policy Statement on Sustainable Energy to help guide the transition to a sustainable energy future Facilitate and remove obstacles to community-owned and operated sustainable energy systems Introduce mandatory energy efficiency standards for a wider range of appliances and machinery Develop an energy-demand labelling system for houses and require houses to carry such labels if they are put up for sale
Labour supports substantially boosting funding for energy efficiency projects. This will include accelerated retrofitting of homes, expansion of solar water-heating Labour has set a clear goal of 90% of electricity being renewably produced by 2025 Labour will also encourage the early adopting of new vehicle technologies with vehicle emissions to be reduced by half by 2040
Send a clear signal that gas will be part of the energy mix needed for security of supply Support the 90% renewables target but not let it get in the way of security of supply Reform the RMA to allow more generation to be built Review the existing Crown Minerals regime to examine the appropriate risk reward arrangements needed to fully develop New Zealand’s domestic oil and gas industry
Provide incentives for ongoing investment in electricity generation, with a particular focus on local generation where feasible Explore the ongoing feasibility of energy options as technology and availability makes them practicable Seek to minimise the environmental costs of generating electricity whilst facilitating continuity of supply Ensure that barriers to competition are identified and removed within both the electricity retail and wholesale sectors Ensure that energy efficiency measures are encompassed by the wider energy policies of government
Develop a National Energy Strategy Fund all stages of investment of significant NZ inventions of new sustainable energy forms to ensure the innovation is not lost to NZ Invest in distributed local energy and water schemes and free regulations & rules in District Plans to permit this to happen Encourage the development of NZ owned and operated alternative energy schemes