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Power struggle: why fixing NZ’s ‘broken’ electricity market is such a formidable challenge
The growing view that New Zealand’s energy market is “broken” has brought with it a stream of suggestions for piecemeal changes that nibble at the edges of the problem, without…
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Luxon’s Trump-like energy policy heads down a fossil fuel dead end
The latest energy policy initiatives announced by the Luxon Government are a desperate attempt to revive fossil fuels.
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Luxon’s gas letter is a political stunt to hide his own Government failure
Families are cutting back on heating, small businesses are struggling to pay their bills, and manufacturers are shutting their doors — while the Prime Minister plays political games.
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Luxon Government joins Trump’s Climate Stupidity Club
Greenpeace says the Luxon Government is joining Trump’s Climate Stupidity Club by opening up New Zealand for oil and gas exploration today.
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Damning MBIE report: Coal imports skyrocket, power prices remain high
MBIE’s latest quarterly energy report, released today, shows electricity prices remain stubbornly high. The report comes amidst a string of manufacturing and mill closures where high energy costs were cited…
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Greenpeace submission on the Government’s draft Fuel Supply Resilience Plan
New Zealand can become energy independent and resilient to global fuel shocks by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and transitioning our transport network and economy to clean, renewable alternatives.
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Govt’s anti-climate policies should be top of hazards list in latest briefing document
Greenpeace says the Govt's Briefing on Building Resilience to Hazards is deeply ironic, as its policies are pouring fuel on the fire of climate change.
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Luxon opens the door to billions in taxpayer-funded oil field decommissioning costs
In an act of climate denial, the Luxon Government is today planning to pass legislation to try to restart offshore oil and gas exploration, but they are also slipping in…
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Luxon Govt tries to bring back the fax machine
As the next step in its Trump-like climate denial, the Luxon Government is today planning to push a law through Parliament to end the ban on new offshore oil and…
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Wildly inaccurate figures used to justify ‘Shane’s $200 million fossil fuel slush fund’
A Cabinet paper justifying the Government’s $200 million subsidy for new gas fields used wildly inflated and inaccurate gas price figures.
