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Inquiry Details

Sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSW

The inquiry looked at the capacity and economic opportunities of renewable energy, including for workforces, industries and the wider economy impacted by COVID-19.

It also covered trends in energy supply and exports, including investment and other financial arrangements, and effects on regional communities, water security, the environment and public health.

The Committee looked at options to support sustainable economic development in communities affected by changing energy and resource markets, including the role of government policies.


This inquiry was self-referred on 16 July 2019.

That the Committee on Environment and Planning inquire into and report on the sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSW, including:

  1. The capacity and economic opportunities of renewable energy, including for workforces, industries and the wider economy impacted by COVID-19.
  2. Emerging trends in energy supply and exports, including investment and other financial arrangements.
  3. The status of and forecasts for energy and resource markets.
  4. Effects on regional communities, water security, the environment and public health.
  5. Opportunities to support sustainable economic development in regional and other communities likely to be affected by changing energy and resource markets, including the role of government policies.
  6. Any other related matters.

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