Jacinda Ardern has promised to bring forward New Zealand's renewable energy goal and end non-renewable energy generation by the end of the decade.
Looking to deepen her clean, green credentials in the lead-up to October's election, Jacinda Ardern has promised to bring forward New Zealand's renewable energy goal.
"The COVID-19 economic recovery represents a once in a generation opportunity to reshape New Zealand's energy system to be more renewable, faster, affordable and secure," she said on Thursday.The government says 84 per cent of NZ's electricity production comes from renewable sources but imported oil and coal mean total consumption of energy used is just 40 per cent.
"We will stop activities that increase our emissions by, for example, banning new thermal baseload generation, and promote clean energy development," she said. Ms Ardern announced an additional $70 million would be allocated to a climate change commission-backed hydro project at Lake Onslow near Alexandra on South Island.
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