Part A: Overview
Energy is a vital natural resource underpinning all aspects of our society and economy and fundamentally influencing New Zealand's environmental sustainability.
The New Zealand Energy Strategy (the Strategy) sets a clear, long term strategic direction for the supply and use of energy for New Zealand to 2050 that responds to the challenges of climate change and energy security. The Strategy and its companion action plan, the New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NZEECS), were released on 11 October 2007.
The Strategy and the NZEECS set out key actions for government agencies over the next few years to contribute to achieving its long term goals.
This document reports on the actions government agencies have been taking to contribute to this direction. It also contains a small set of indicators that, over time, will provide some evidence of the energy direction that we are heading in. Many of the indicators in this report present trend information up to 2007, which is the baseline year for the Strategy.
This report is intended as a summary and overview of programme activity, rather than a detailed analysis. It is noted that each government agency will continue to report on its own programmes following established reporting requirements.
This is the first (and interim) progress report on the Strategy and NZEECS covering the first eight months of implementation from October 2007 to 30 June 2008.
Back to Top