When all our energy comes from the sun, the wind, and the flow of rivers, we won’t need to burn the fossil fuels that cause the climate crisis. Our Clean Energy Plan is the first part of our transformational proposal to end the use of fossil-fuels in Aotearoa. It allows us to go further and faster on climate action by supporting all of us to move to clean energy. It empowers communities, businesses and families to create truly sustainable communities...

Click here for our 2020 Election Clean Energy Plan A just transition to a sustainable economy means using affordable, clean fuels and creating new jobs in clean energy industries. Greening the energy system is a key part of combating climate change The electricity system should be reliable, affordable, and 100% renewable. A green energy system should work allow for more walking and cycling, public transport, electric vehicles, freight rail, home insulation, and passive solar design for buildings. Clean energy should...

Our Government’s programme to upgrade infrastructure and modernise the economy will help more communities to be part of the solution to climate change through a clean-powered public service.

Switching New Zealand to full renewable energy and solving the challenge of climate change will ensure a better planet for our kids and grandkids, the Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Energy and Resources said today as they invited all New Zealanders to have their say on to two important policy decisions.

We’re focused on reducing our climate emissions and building a global consensus on protecting our climate for future generations. We are working hard to support communities through the transition to a low carbon future, and to provide guidance and resources for communities that need to adapt to rising seas and changing weather patterns. We’ve achieved a huge amount We’ve achieved more action on climate change as part of this government than the last 30 years of government combined. We are...

The Green Party welcomes grant funding that ensures more low emissions vehicle infrastructure for a clean green New Zealand. “As a Government we’ve set a priority for a clean green future and grants announced today show that being put into action”, said Green Party energy spokesperson Gareth Hughes. “With more resources put in by Government and the private sector, we are increasingly electrifying our roads, freeing us from polluting, gas guzzling vehicles. “There are 29 projects with grant funding that...

The Green Party is glad special treatment for oil and gas industries has been winding down since this Government was elected and the last remaining taxpayer funded support measures for fossil fuel industries in New Zealand will be reviewed. In the work program response to the tax working group report the ‘seven-year spreading’ provision, which officials have described as ‘least defendable’, as well as the future of the non-resident oil rig exemption will be reviewed. “Special treatment for oil and...

The Green Party is calling for the controversial Anadarko Amendment to be rescinded after the Murdoch report released today. “Today’s report is a stark reminder of the corrosive effect of the Anadarko Amendment on the legitimate right to protest fossil fuel exploration”, Green Party spokesperson for Energy and Resources Gareth Hughes said today. “National passed this amendment to the Crown Minerals Act under urgency, with no public consultation or Bill of Rights Act vet to protect their friends in the...

News that OMV intend to start drilling in the Great South Basin is bad news for our planet, the Green Party said today. “It is time to put a line in the sand on offshore oil and gas drilling,” Green Party Energy & Resources spokesperson Gareth Hughes says.  “Only the Green Party is committed to stop deep sea oil drilling. This isn’t the future we want for New Zealand or the world. “The consent application announced today for oil drilling...