The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) has released its advice to the incoming Government for the electoral term following
next month’s election.
The 2020 ENERGY BRIEFING outlines areas where the energy sector would like to work more closely with the incoming Government and offers
recommendations for New Zealand’s energy policy.BusinessNZ Energy Council recommendations include:A long-term whole-of-energy strategy and supporting policies to decarbonise the economySteering NZ’s transport systems, currently primarily run on fossil fuels, towards clean fuel optionsGrowing local forms of energy production around NZDriving diversity and security of energy supplyImproving consumer access to real-time electricity dataStrengthening regulation to ensure houses are properly insulated and ventilatedKeeping up with energy efficiency
BEC Executive Director Tina Schirr says the energy sector is balancing the need for survival and recovery.
"As energy leaders and policymakers grapple with the current Covid crisis, New Zealand should be reviewing the
implications for the speed and direction of energy transition.
"Energy related projects often stimulate significant investment and can create jobs where there is a sound regulatory
environment across the sector.
"We seek to collaboratively and constructively address how rules, incentives and markets can best be harnessed to shape
evidence-based policy informed by our BEC scenario modelling.
"Together we can achieve the transition to facilitate greater technological diversity without undermining the energy
system we have."
The 2020 ENERGY BRIEFING is on www.bec.org.nz