Govt getting energised

The government has just announced that a new renewable energy strategy is now open for public consultation. The strategy has been updated to target 3 priority areas being transport; the heat used in industrial and manufacturing processes; and innovative and efficient use of electricity.The strategy will cover from 2017 until 2022 and hopes to improve New Zealand’s Energy efficiency overall. Although the release spoke of plans to improve the efficiency of New Zealand's energy emissions, there was no details mentioned.

Labour’s spokesperson for energy, Stuart Nash spoke to 95bFM reporter Olivia Mortimer-Eade