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Our ERP2 submission outlines what we think needs to be done to improve the Government's plan to reach our climate targets, electrify the Aotearoa New Zealand economy and build a fairer future energy system for New Zealanders that saves people money and does not leave anyone behind.
What’s the deal?
The Government has released a discussion document outlining how it plans to meet our emissions targets and has asked for submissions.
What’s the problem?
As stated by many climate scientists and media outlets, the combination of policies proposed in the Second Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP2) document will not keep New Zealand on track for Net Zero 2050, nor will they enable us to meet our third emissions budget.
Rewiring Aotearoa believes much more work is needed to ensure that ERP2 is robust and able to deliver results and confidence in the wider scope of New Zealand’s climate action.
What’s needed?
Get in behind
If you want changes to be made to ERP2, Rewiring Aotearoa has created a public submission guide here with some hints and tips on how to make your voice heard (and what you might want to ask for).
Every submission is important. So make your feelings known and help make the case for rapid emissions reductions through electrification.
Submissions have been extended to August 25.
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Read moreDownloadThere’s a lot of talk about what electric vehicles can’t do and plenty of myths and misperceptions that might stop people from upgrading. But the people who actually own EVs? They’re overwhelmingly sold and recent research showed that 96% of EV owners would buy another one. That's why we're launching 'This Car Can...' We want to tap into that electric enthusiasm and convince more New Zealanders who may be on the fence to start running on cheap local electrons rather than on expensive imported foreign molecules.
EV owners love all the things their cars can do - and they can do a lot of different things these days. So we're asking them to share a story about their EV experience, upload a photo and tell us what their car can do, or send in a video.
We'll add them to the campaign page and we'll use the best ones on socials and in our advocacy to show how lots of different New Zealanders are benefitting from EVs in their lives.
We've also compiled a whole heap of information on why we love EVs - from the savings to the speed off the mark and everything inbetween.
Get in behind!