Energy, politics and the election

摘要

The National Party would make no change to its existing energy policies if re-elected to government in October, confident that its market-based electricity regime is working. New Zealand's electricity industry has the opportunity to be the least regulated in the world, says Energy Minister Doug Kidd, though National retains a threat to control consumer charges if necessary. A carbon tax seems inevitable next year, given indications that CO_2 emissions will exceed 1990 levels by up to 25 percent in 2000.