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Really smart meters set for further debate
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 3:50 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“I welcome the selection today of Green MP Dave Clendon’s bill on smart meters” said Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. “It is an excellent opportunity to continue debate on this extremely important issue, and will allow ... More >>
Commissioner Welcomes Smart Meter Report
Friday, 29 January 2010, 5:23 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“A new report released yesterday on the roll-out of smart meters is a welcome contribution to the current debate. It also brings a new perspective to the issue,” said Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. More >>
Commissioner welcomes dairying consent call in
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 3:25 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“I welcome Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith’s decision to call in three large-scale effluent discharge consents for dairying in the Mackenzie Basin,” said Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. “Dr Smith is correct to identify ... More >>
Minister urged to call in Mackenzie Basin consents
Thursday, 14 January 2010, 11:23 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“The risk to the water quality of the area is of such significance, that the Minister for the Environment should call in these large-scale, dairy operations for consideration,” said Dr Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment today. More >>
Green New Deal good deal for wilding pine problem
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 11:08 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“I welcome the release of the Green Party New Deal. It provides useful ideas on some of the environmental issues confronting New Zealand. In particular, I am pleased that they have picked up on my recommendation to sort out the wilding pines problem,” ... More >>
ETS bill "won't help environment" - Commissioner
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 2:50 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“I urge Members of Parliament not to undermine our existing ETS, by passing the amendments bill” said Dr Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment today. “In its current form, the bill virtually guarantees that the ETS will not ... More >>
Environment Commissioner Challenges NZIER Report
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 4:41 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“The analysis of the NZIER in their latest report is muddled and superficial,” Dr Jan Wright said today in response to its release this morning. “I couldn’t agree less that climate change should be considered New Zealand’s least important ... More >>
Subsidy on imported biofuels should be scrapped
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 4:33 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
The subsidy on biofuels made from imported ingredients must be removed, said Dr Jan Wright when presenting her submission on the Sustainable Biofuels Bill to the Local Government and Environment Committee today. More >>
‘Old’ mining licences put the environment at risk
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 2:27 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“There are over 100 old mining licenses with weak and outdated conditions around New Zealand” said Dr Jan Wright, the Commissioner for the Environment, upon releasing her report Stockton revisited: The mine and the regulatory minefield. “I am asking ... More >>
New bill ‘weakens ETS’ - Environment Commissioner
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 4:02 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge of our time,” said Dr Wright the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment said upon releasing her submission on the amendments to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) today. More >>
Commissioner seeks moratorium on meter roll-out
Friday, 18 September 2009, 3:32 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“We need a moratorium on the roll-out of advanced electricity meters,”said Dr Jan Wright, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. “I have asked the group reviewing the performance of the electricity market to recommend a moratorium ... More >>
Commissioner urges Parliament to consider ETS
Monday, 31 August 2009, 5:45 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
As part of the confidence and supply agreement with ACT, in January 2009 the government sent the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to a select committee for review. The Commissioner was asked to be an independent adviser to this committee. Working with the committee ... More >>
Commissioner pleased with findings of Mapua report
Friday, 31 July 2009, 5:10 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“I welcome the thorough Site Auditor report of Mapua. It gives me confidence that the once contaminated site can now be used by local residents,” the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment commented today on the release of the independent ... More >>
Kiwis miss out on smart power
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 2:52 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
“New Zealand households and our environment are missing out” says the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, upon the release of her latest report Smart electricity meters: How households and the environment can ... More >>
Electricity Commission making some progress
Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 3:49 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, has commended the Electricity Commission for its work on improving electricity efficiency and integrating wind generation into the grid. More >>
Environment Commissioner supports amended ETS bill
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 12:34 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
New Zealand must implement an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), says Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. “It’s the most efficient way for New Zealand to adjust to a carbon-constrained future.” More >>
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) must proceed
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 10:16 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) must proceed, as it is an essential system for New Zealand to adjust to a carbon-constrained future and live up to our clean green image, says Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. More >>
Biofuel Bill should not proceed
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 12:47 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
The Biofuel Bill currently before Parliament should not proceed in its current form, says Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright. International concern about the sustainability of biofuels and their true environmental and economic ... More >>
Environmental data collection must continue
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 2:48 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
The data in Environment New Zealand 2007 is an invaluable addition to our knowledge of the environment, says Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright. Many past PCE reports have highlighted the lack of good environmental information, ... More >>
Commissioner delighted with Building Code changes
Friday, 4 May 2007, 5:11 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright is delighted with the move toward more energy efficient buildings outlined in yesterday’s announcement on changes to the Building Code. More >>
