• Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2021

        Climate change policies in the Transport Sector : Biofuel blends, Clean Car Import Standard

        In order to tackle climate change and to help New Zealand meet its 2050 climate neutrality target, the Government took several targeted action on the transport sector, as it is the second highest amount of emissions after agriculture in New Zealand.  Three main policies and measures have been announced:  - After consulting an independent Climate Change Commission mid-year, the Government agreed to mandate a lower emitting biofuel blend across the transport sector. The percentage of the GHG emissions reduction from transport fuel imposed will be set at the same time as the five yearly emissions budget required under the…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2023

        Government Investment in Decarbonising (GIDI) Fund: Fonterra

        In 2023, the New Zealand government announced an agreement with Fonterra Dairies to replace coal boilers used in the company's factories with wood-pellet powered boilers. This project will be funded in part (NZD 90 million) by the New Zealand government through the Government Investment in Decarbonising (GIDI) Fund.

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2006

        Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPSEP)

        The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPSEP) entered into force for New Zealand and Singapore in May 2006, for Chile in November 2006 and eventually for Brunei Darussalam in July 2009.It provides for the reduction or elimination of border tariffs for most industrial products across HS sectors 25 through 97 including for: Electric motors, turbines and generators; Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery; Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; Rule…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2022

        Russia Sanctions Act 2022

        In 2022, New Zealand announced a range of sanctions and trade measures against Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The sanctions include export and import prohibitions as well as a 35% tariff on all Russian imports into New Zealand. Export prohibitions are also applied to energy products such as ammonia, photovoltaic cells not assembled and other photosensitive semiconductor devices, hydrogen, primary cells and primary batteries of manganese dioxide, heat pumps, among other products. 

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2008

        Low Carbon Energy Technologies Fund

        The low carbon energy technologies (LCET) fund supports research for New Zealand related to the scale-up and demonstration of existing research on second generation biofuels, other low carbon liquid biofuels and low carbon energy technologies. The LCET scheme will invest in research that leads to scale-up and demonstration of technology to an investor ready stage, assesses the environmental and socio-economic impacts of these technologies, and demonstrates the potential to reduce New Zealand's carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector, including electricity and transport energy. Research organisations based in New Zealand can apply for this funding. Regarding…

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 2014

        Energy audit standards AS/NZS 3598.1:2014 - commercial buildings

        This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee EN-001, Energy Auditing, to supersede, in part, AS/NZS 3598:2000, Energy audits. Energy audits are an integral part of the energy management process. They provide essential information to determine how efficiently energy is being consumed, identify energy and cost saving opportunities and highlight potential process and productivity improvements. In most cases, implementing energy audit recommendations will achieve notable cost savings. This Standard will assist organizations to decide on the appropriate type of audit for their commercial buildings provide a guide when commissioning energy audits and…

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 2014

        Energy audit standards AS/NZS 3598.2:2014 - industrial and related activities

        This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee EN-001, Energy Auditing, to supersede, in part, AS/NZS 3598:2000, Energy audits. Energy audits are an integral part of the energy management process. They provide essential information to determine how efficiently energy is being consumed, identify energy and cost saving opportunities and highlight potential process and productivity improvements. In most cases, implementing energy audit recommendations will achieve notable cost savings. This Standard will assist organizations to decide on the appropriate type of audit for their industrial operations, provide a guide when commissioning energy audits and…

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 2014

        Energy audit standards AS/NZS 3598.3:2014 - transport related activities

        This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee EN-001, Energy Auditing, to supersede, in part, AS/NZS 3598:2000, Energy audits. Energy audits are an integral part of the energy management process. They determine how efficiently energy is being consumed, identify energy and cost saving opportunities and can highlight potential process and productivity improvements. Implementing energy audit recommendations usually achieves significant cost savings. This Standard will assist organizations to decide on the appropriate type of audit for their fleets, provide a guide when commissioning energy audits and present a uniform basis for preparing and…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2007

        Carbon Neutral Public Service

        In February 2007, the New Zealand government announced a plan for the public service to go carbon neutral. Further details were provided throughout 2007, including in the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy, released in October 2007. Plans include: 1) Carbon neutral public service: six lead core public service agencies to be carbon neutral by mid-2012. The remaining 28 public service departments to be on the path to carbon neutrality by mid-2012. 2) Procurement policies: public service departments to have incorporated sustainability into a single procurement policy, and recommendations made on applying sustainable procurement policies to the wider…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2008

        Electricity Industry Reform Act Amendment

        In September 2008, the New Zealand Parliament amended the Electricity Industry Reform Act of 1998 (EIRA). While generally requiring separation of monopoly electricity lines and competitive generation and retailing business, the amendment creates more favourable conditions for electricity generation using renewable energy resources. The amendment seeks to encourage lines companies to invest in permitted generation, particularly renewable generation. While electric lines companies are already able to own some types of renewable generation in unlimited quantities, the new legislation widens the definition of renewables to encompass geothermal, wind, hydro and others. This is intended to facilitate investment by local lines companies…

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