Merry Christmas from the BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) team, David, Debbie and Tina. Have a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year. Thanks for reading our newsletter, we hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as we’ve enjoyed writing it. Find our last energy sector update for the year below. We’ll be back with our next update in February 2020.

Today, the BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC), along with businesses, academia, government and non-government organisations will launch two plausible scenarios of New Zealand's energy future to 2060.

Earlier this month, the 24th World Energy Congress (WEC24) took place in Abu Dhabi with the theme “Energy for Prosperity”. The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) and its Young Energy Profesionals Network (YEPN) were joining the four-day interactive programme debating critical issues currently faced by the global energy industry leaders. The event was attended by over 15,000 people, including 4000 delegates, 250 speakers, 70 ministers and 500 CEOs.

New Zealand stays in Global top 10 for energy balance and is the only non-EU country to consistently rank in the global top 10 for balancing sustainability, affordability and security in energy. This result is testament to a well-functioning energy market, strong policies and active efforts in the energy transition. In a new evolution of the index, historic trends in each dimension are now compared to a baseline year - 2000 - to give a more in-depth picture of national policies.

BEC2060 media release

BEC2060 op-ed for Energy News

BusinessNZ Energy Council Executive Director Tina Schirr welcomes the unveiling of the Hydrogen Global Initiative by the World Energy Council (WEC).

The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) hosted James shaw at their lunchtime seminar series, 1st August 2019