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Research finds Government draft energy strategy at odds with majority of New Zealanders
The Government's draft energy strategy does not deliver the plan to invest in public transport that the majority of New Zealanders want in order to head off the impacts of future oil price rises, according to research released today (Monday 30 August) commissioned by WWF.
Seven out of ten Kiwis want Govt to prepare for peak oil
Research from Colmar Brunton released today finds the Government’s draft energy strategy does not deliver the action that the majority of New Zealanders want for securing access to affordable alternatives to petrol and diesel in the future, as cheaper, easy-to-reach oil supplies decline around the world and oil prices rise.
Government needs to put more energy into strategy
I’m sure I’m like most New Zealanders when it comes to switching on the lights or the television: it doesn’t cross my mind that there won’t be enough electricity to make them work.
Living more sustainably: some fundamentals
WWF-New Zealand Executive Director Chris Howe blogs on extinction and how to avoid it.
Draft energy strategy ‘riddled with holes’
The Government’s draft energy strategy released yesterday for consultation has been criticised by WWF-New Zealand as being ‘riddled with holes and dangerously biased towards mineral extraction’. Have your say here by making a submission
