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December 2008

Briefing to the Incoming Government

SEF's briefing to the incoming National-led Government on energy and transport issues.

 

Word (~57KB)

PDF (~93KB)

22 July 2008

Over a Barrel - a new vision needed

This article, first published in the Dominion Post on Monday 21 July 2008, suggests how New Zealand should respond to continuing how oil prices, and the threat of further oil price rises and supply restrictions.

 

PDF (~7KB)

29 February 2008

Sustainable Transport Submission

SEF submission on the Ministry of Transport's "Sustainable Transport" discussion document. This document is part of the process of updating the New Zealand Transport Strategy.

 

PDF (~662KB)

6 February 2008

Transport, Oil and Climate Change: Agenda 2008

A briefing paper sent to political parties about transport issues, and their context, heading into the 2008 General Election.

 

PDF (~554KB)

31 January 2008

SEF submission on the Biofuels Bill.

Also available is the Appendix to the submission.

 

PDF (~454KB)

10 November 2007

The Future of Oil.

Oil prices have grown strongly since 2004, and recently spiked over US $90 per barrel. Speculation, international politics, exchange rate changes, and the risk of terrorism and war have all played a part. But the basic reason is that world oil production has not grown since 2006, while demand continues to increase.

This article was first published by the Dominion Post on Friday 2 November 2007.

 

PDF (~12KB)

15 July 2007

SEF Submission on proposed changes to the Building Code and Compliance Documents on energy efficiency of hot water systems and HVAC systems.

This submission has been prepared by the Sustainable Energy Forum (SEF) and comments on the proposed changes to hot water systems. SEF is a broad organisation. This submission is the result of discussion amongst members and reflects a consensus. However it may not necessarily take into account the views of every member.

SEF supports the concept of applying a standard to a whole design rather than just to individual components, although, in some cases, better component standards are also required.

 

PDF (~488KB)

3 April 2007

Submission on the Government’s Energy and Climate Change Policy Documents

SEF’s submission on the Government’s suite of energy and climate change policy documents focuses on the draft New Zealand Energy Strategy (NZES) and New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NZEECS), but also covers the relationship between energy policy, land use, and climate change.

 

PDF (~386KB)

10 March 2007

Report on the Sustainable Energy Forum / Energy Federation of New Zealand Seminar on Government Energy Policy, 16 February 2007.

This report contains material which may be useful to those preparing submissions on the Government's suite of energy policy documents. As long as the authorship of the presentations is acknowledged, you are welcome to use material from this report in your submission. The presentations to this event are also available online (on the Energy Federation web site).

 

Word (~67KB)

PDF (~145KB)

19 December 2006

Peak Oil: A Major Issue for New Zealand

The peak in world conventional oil production is fast approaching, and New Zealand isn’t ready for it. In this document, the SEF Transport and Oil Working Group recommends policies the Government should adopt to meet the challenge of Peak Oil, and also suggests measures that individuals can take to prepare for it. (This is a revised and updated version of our document “Peak Oil: An Urgent Issue for New Zealand”, from July 2005.)

 

PDF (~60KB)