Clean energy strategy launched

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Energy Minister David Parker launched the New Zealand Energy Strategy, which sets the country firmly on a path towards clean, renewable energy. “The New Zealand Energy Strategy puts our country on an ambitious but achievable pathway towards greater sustainability, and a secure energy future,” Clark said. Parker said that the New Zealand Energy Strategy sets out the government’s vision for a sustainable, low emissions energy system, and an action plan to make that vision a reality. “The emissions trading scheme will help us achieve that. In addition, we’ll be considering regulatory options through the Electricity Act to limit new fossil fuel base-load generation over the next 10 years. (October 11, 2007)