Submissions close Friday 20 September at 5pm, so get in quick!
Right now, our Government is consulting on its ten year plan for our petroleum and minerals sector. We need to stand together and make sure our voices are heard above those of the oil sector’s lobbyists.
The Government’s consultation is really simple. It’s a survey which focuses on the values and principles that should guide the future of petroleum and minerals in Aotearoa.
Please make a submission: you can complete it here: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/building-and-energy/energy-and-natural-resources/development-of-a-resource-strategy/resource-strategy-consultation-questionnaire/
It is really critical that government’s are consistent with halting global heating, and that means a rapid fossil-fuel extraction phase out. At the moment the draft strategy includes nothing on this and makes it appear fossil fuels can somehow keep being used indefinitely, which is plain crazy.
Low Carbon Kāpiti have produced a submission copied below and downloadable here. Please have a read and use whatever parts you wish in your response. Note that the online form cannot be saved halfway through – you have to put all your responses in in one go. You are not required to respond to every question.
Many thanks!
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