PUBLICATIONS
Please find below media releases, submissions, reports and newsletters from GasNZ, GANZ and LPGA.
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Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
GasNZ supports the Bill’s repeal of the offshore exploration ban, and notes further steps that would support an orderly energy transition on New Zealand’s journey to net zero emissions by 2050.
Gas supply for households and small businesses
Gas supply concerns have made some existing customers who rely on gas for heating and cooking nervous about gas’s availability in the future, according to Jeffrey Clarke, chief executive of GasNZ.
Industry call for cross-party consensus
GasNZ and leaders from 11 other energy and resources organisations have signed a joint letter urging political leaders to join forces on a critical issue: the future of New Zealand's energy.
New Zealand’s 2nd Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP2)
We understand that current Government policy does not contemplate any restriction on new connections to existing natural gas networks or LPG.
Shaping a new regulatory regime for CCUS
GasNZ submission on the Minister for Energy's proposal to implement a CCUS regulatory regime in New Zealand.
Bulletproofing the Emissions Trading Scheme
“A short course’
Dr Eric Crampton, Chief Economist, The New Zealand Initiative
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Economics & Finance, University of Canterbury
Role of gas in energy security recognised
The recent updating of the standard for reticulated natural gas by Standards New Zealand allows renewable gases to be injected into gas pipelines.
Update of standard allows biomethane to be injected
The recent updating of the standard for reticulated natural gas by Standards New Zealand allows renewable gases to be injected into gas pipelines.
Gas remains the energy of choice for nearly half of New Zealand homes
Most residential gas consumers would only replace their existing gas appliances such as water heaters, cooktops or space heaters if they break down, according to a report from the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA).