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Energy Briefing 2014

Energy Briefing 2014

BusinessNZ Energy Council’s overview of the energy sector for the new government, with recommendations for ongoing improvement and how to leverage New Zealand’s domestic success.

Energy Briefing 2014

New energy efficiency initiatives on target

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) welcome this morning’s announcements from the Hon. Simon Bridges, Minister of Energy and Resources, targeting business sustainability initiatives.

Energy Briefing 2014

Brian Fallow: The tricky trilemma of energy policy

The Herald’s Brian Fallow talked to the World Energy Council (WEC) secretary-general Christoph Frei when he was in New Zealand recently, and heard some sobering facts about the likely impacts of climate change, including the impacts on New Zealand.

Energy Briefing 2014

UN energy goal unlikely – WEC head

A global energy leader says the United Nations’ hope of having universal access to power by 2030 is far too optimistic and won’t even be achieved by 2050.

Energy Briefing 2014

NZ can do better, says energy expert

The secretary general of the World Energy Council, Christoph Frei, says New Zealand’s coping with an uncertain global energy sector better than other countries.