Accelerating renewable energy and energy efficiency

About the consultation

On 19 December 2019, MBIE released the discussion document Accelerating renewable energy and energy efficiency [PDF, 3.6 MB].

This discussion paper examined a range of barriers and issues, and sought feedback on a range of options to accelerate the use and supply of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The reduction of energy-related carbon emissions will be critical to achieving Aotearoa’s climate goals.

The consultation closed on 28 February 2020.

Submissions

We received a total of 2597 submissions, directly via email and through an online survey on our website. These represent the views of a wide range of individuals, businesses, academics, advocacy groups, and industry bodies.

Redactions have been made in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 and the Privacy Act 1993, and when content may be defamatory or commercially sensitive.

Please note that some submitters did not want to their submissions to be published, and therfore, these are not uploaded to our website.

172 submissions were from a wide range of individuals, businesses, academics, advocacy groups, and industry bodies.

Read their submissions(external link)

Greenpeace members

We received 2425 submissions from Greenpeace members. Some of these submissions followed a template and some  added additional information to the template. 

View the Greenpeace members submissions

Summary of submissions

A summary of submissions outlining the key points which arose from submitters across the 11 sections is also available.

If you have any questions about the submissions or the discussion document more generally, please email energymarkets@mbie.govt.nz.