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Solar panels and LED lighting will be installed at the Beehive as the government takes steps to reduce its carbon footprint.
Climate Change Minister James Shaw made the announcement Friday afternoon.
Shaw said solar panels will be installed to improve energy efficiency.
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Solar panels and LED lighting will be installed in the parliament.
“When the Zero Carbon Act was passed with unanimous support last year, most people would have expected parliament to go one step further and work to reduce its own emissions,” Shaw said.
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“In addition to the tremendous progress this administration has made in addressing the climate crisis, Parliament is leading by example and getting better to use more clean energy.”
Shaw confirmed that Parliamentary Services will receive funding through the Clean Energy Public Service Fund to install the solar panels and LED lighting.
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Climate Change Minister James Shaw made the announcement on Friday.
Doing so would reduce parliament’s carbon emissions by approximately 1,690 tons over the next 10 years.
Shaw said “great progress” had been made in the past three years in bringing New Zealand to net zero carbon emissions. Advances in transportation, clean energy and buildings continue.
“We [also have] instead of some of the world’s most ambitious climate goals, and we made policy and institutional changes to help bend the curve of our emissions down.
“Parliament will now be able to make a significant contribution to make this happen.”
In addition to the $ 1.3 million provided through the clean energy public service fund, Parliamentary Services would contribute $ 960,000 of its own budget to install the LED lighting.
