New cost of living payment closely aligned to Green Party policy to expand the Winter Energy Payment Extension and improvement of Warmer Kiwi Homes builds on Green Party progress in Government Community energy fund welcomed  The Green Party welcomes the investment in Budget 2022 to expand Warmer Kiwi Homes, support people through the winter, and fund communities to generate their own renewable energy.   

Scaling up actions to decarbonise industry with high impact co-investment of national significance Investing in electricity infrastructure to support fuel-switching to cleaner more economical alternatives Backing businesses, farms and factories to invest in high efficiency tech to unlock energy savings Supporting the replacement of outdated fossil fuel boilers in commercial buildings Developing landmark roadmaps for energy, hydrogen, & offshore renewables Protecting New Zealanders from global energy price spikes in the long-term Developing our home-grown energy mix for greater affordability &...

The Green Party has launched a campaign calling on the Minister for Conservation, Kiritapu Allan and Minister for Energy, Megan Woods to fulfil a promise the Prime Minister made in 2017 to ban new mines on conservation land.

Government leadership to increase reliable, clean, renewable electricity generation is the only credible way to prevent power outages as we tackle climate change, the Green Party said today.

The Electricity Authority’s finding that an “Undesirable Trading Saturation” caused power prices to rise and extra fossil fuels to be burnt shows the need for renewed focus on electricity market reforms, the Green Party said today.

The Green Party says Labour’s energy policy is a step in the right direction, but the Greens would go further and faster to meaningfully tackle the climate crisis.

The Green Party is strongly opposed to MBIE’s decision to grant mining permits under public conservation land in the Coromandel.

Getting low-emission trucks on the road is a step closer with investment in infrastructure to support hydrogen vehicles, the Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods has announced.

The Green Party has always been clear that climate change needs to be tackled now, and we’ve done more in the last three years than the past 30 years of government combined. We know we need to go further and faster on climate action, which is why we’re proposing a plan to kick-start the transition to end the use of fossil fuels in Aotearoa. Our Clean Energy Plan is the first part of our transformational proposal to end the use...