Submission by BusinessNZ Energy Council to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Ministry of Transport (MoT) on the Consultation paper on the Sustainable Biofuels Mandate ‘Increasing the use of biofuels in transport’

BusinessNZ (BusNZ) and the Business Energy Council (BEC) welcome the opportunity to comment on New Zealand Infrastructure Commission’s Infrastructure for a Better Future Consultation Document - May 2021 (“the Consultation Document”).

Compare the BusinessNZ Energy Council's advice to the outcome of the Climate Change Commission's final report

The BusinessNZ Energy Council (the ‘BEC’) is pleased to have the opportunity to provide a submission to the Ministry of Transport (referred to as ‘the Ministry’) on its Green Paper: Hīkina te Kohupara – Kia mauri ora ai te iwi – Transport Emissions: Pathways to Net Zero by 2050, published in May 2021 (referred to as ‘the paper’).

BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) is pleased to have the opportunity to provide feedback on the ‘Gas Market Settings Investigation’ consultation paper published by the Gas Industry Company (GIC) in May 2021.

The purpose of the following is to provide you with a brief overview of the Climate Change Commission’s final advice and what has changed from the draft. Further to this brief, we will an overview of how the CCC has incorporated our feedback into its final advice.

BusinessNZ and BEC welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the consultation document Proposed changes to New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and synthetic greenhouse gas levy (SGG) regulations 2021.

The BEC, EECA and PSI, have launched the New Zealand Energy Scenarios TIMES-NZ 2.0 to help leaders in government, businesses and academia make better informed decisions in a world where uncertainty is growing.

Photos from the launch at Matiu Room, Wharewaka Function Centre 25/05/21. As we transition to a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, policy makers, investors and consumers are searching for tools to help them manage risks and seize opportunities. Our updated Times-NZ Energy Scenarios will help New Zealanders think about our energy future and the range of trade-offs and choices we might face. This new work builds on BEC2060, adding more detail and sophistication to sectors, sub-sectors, technologies and end use.

How do you tell the story of the future? What if most Kiwis chose to see climate change as the most important problem to solve? What would happen if they invested now in new technologies and led the world in decarbonising the economy? As we transition to a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, policy makers, investors and consumers are searching for tools to help them manage risks and seize opportunities. This project will help New Zealanders think about our energy future and the range of trade-offs and choices we might face. The New Zealand Energy Scenarios TIMES-NZ 2.0 was developed in partnership with EECA, BEC and PSI. We hope this work will encourage discussion about where we are now and where we are heading to get the best outcomes for individuals, businesses and society as a whole.