Now, when this Government announced a ban on oil and gas exploration in 2018, there was no backup plan to ensure that New Zealand had a secure and affordable energy supply. But even without the ban on oil and gas exploration, New Zealand faces increasing demand for electricity and energy. The Government has forecast it. The Climate Commission has forecast it. Industry has forecast it, and every householder who's installed a heat pump in the last few years knows how much electricity that uses and how much that costs. So there is a real risk that at peak times, even when the weather is certain, we will continue to need a wide variety of energy supplies, including natural gas and geothermal energy—energy systems which do not depend on the vagaries of wind and sun and rain. 