Press release - August 15, 2007
Greenpeace has welcomed Meridian Energy’s decision to proceed with its West Wind wind farm project near Wellington.
Greenpeace supported this project during the consent process and
joined the appeal in the Environment Court on the basis of the
farm's significance in helping New Zealand reduce greenhouse
pollution.
Greenpeace Climate Campaigner Susannah Bailey said the decision
brought New Zealand one step closer to a clean energy future.
"This is the kind of project New Zealand needs to reduce its
skyrocketing emissions and eventually achieve a 100 per cent move
to renewable energy.
"New Zealand has an abundant wind resource and utilising it
together with other renewable energy sources will allow us to stop
depending on dirty supplies of fossil fuels.
"Renewable energy is a safe, simple, essential and obvious part
of the solution to climate change."
Ms Bailey said renewable energy sources such as wind are a key
plank in Greenpeace's report New Zealand Energy Revolution: How to
prevent climate chaos, which was developed last year by local and
international experts.
The report sets out a pathway for a secure and environmentally
sustainable New Zealand energy system, and concludes we can achieve
a 100% renewable electricity supply by 2025.
Other contacts: Kathy Cumming - Greenpeace Press officer - 021 495 216
Susannah Bailey - Greenpeace Climate campaigner - 021 905 582
Exp. contact date: 2007-09-15 00:00:00