New Zealand

Accelerate the development of the long-term Energy Strategy and related sectoral strategies to clarify the macro level policy settings and encourage necessary investments as soon as possible.  

Assess the relative cost of abatement across energy end-use sectors when developing the long-term Energy Strategy, prioritising overall abatement over the full decarbonisation of any particular sector.  

Move quickly to clarify regulatory regimes for renewables generation, such as the Resource Management Act and an offshore wind framework, to jump-start investments in additional renewables capacity.

Increase policy focus on the transport sector, especially measures that will deliver structural change to diesel demand.