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SHIFT TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

To shift to more sustainable forms of energy use will be an immense challenge.

Part of this challenge will be to ensure that we have the economic growth necessary to afford the changes required. In other words, a sustainable energy future will come from growth that in turn is dependent on adequate supplies of affordable energy.

In Summary
  • If we continue to rely on increasing energy use to generate growth there is a significant challenge
    in securing sufficient energy to meet demand.
  • If we alter our economy to reduce the dependency on energy for growth a significant transformation is required to the structure of the New Zealand economy.


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