green jobs for tairāwhiti
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A Dozen Green Industries for Development in Tairāwhiti
MARAMA DAVIDSON
A Dozen Green Industries for Development in Tairāwhiti
1. Forestry: – biofuels – erosion control – carbon trading – wood processing
2. Seaweed: – Fertiliser – biofuels – biochemicals
6. Eco/cultural Tourism 7. Fibre 8. Renewable Energy 9. Conservation 10. Rail 11. Bees & Neutraceuticals 12. Organic Food
+ other helpful policies
Seaweed : Fertiliser
Patutahi: AgriSea production facility
• Gisborne-based company • Beach-cast seaweed, 20+
contract crews • Sustainable harvest trials
underway in BOP • Proving more effective than
petroleum-based fertilisers • Strong demand • 100% organic • IP and skills exportable
$10m R&D subsidies 100 jobs in two years
Seaweed : Biofuels
$5m R&D subsidies 50 jobs in three years
Seaweed : Bio-chemicals
CHILE: Govt supported biofuel plant being built
$5m R&D subsidies 100 jobs in five years
Forestry : Biofuels
• NZ imports oil $5.3b/year • ‘biofuel from forestry is
one of the fastest ways to reduce our carbon emissions while also creating high-value exports in bio-products and engineered timber’
$5m R&D subsidies 200 jobs in four years
Forestry : Erosion Control
• Accelerate pole planting & indigenous regrowth • Goal = 200,000 hectares forested by 2020
$50m afforestation subsidies 500 jobs in five years
Forestry : Carbon Trading
• Greens will give certainty for investors ($800m)
• Remove cheap foreign units
• Get indigenous regeneration into Carbon Credits
$o 700 jobs in five years
Eco-Tourism
Greens will: • invest in start-‐up support to hapū,
iwi and Māori small business so they can develop and promote tourism products and a<rac=ons;
• fund conserva=on work to ensure our environment lives up the 100% PURE brand
• support a brandmark system to authen=cate tourism products and services based on =kanga Maori and our cultural heritage.
$5m technical support & matching funds for marketing 200 jobs in three years
Fibre Composites Greens will make R&D funding available for both general and Māori companies to develop new processes, techniques and products from flax fibre including: • building and construction materials • insulation & shock absorbers • sports equipment, etc.
$10m R&D matching funds 150 jobs in five years
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
• matching funds for renewable energy installation
• save $3.6b by 2030 • manufacturing jobs in RE • introducing smart grid, real-
time feed-in tarrifs for households and businesses to generate electricity
• ramp up retrofitting $5m conversion & installation subsidies
$5m R&D in Renewables 400 retrofitting jobs in two years
150 renewable energy jobs in two years
Conservation
• 300 jobs for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti in: o Riparian planting & restoration o Pest control o Biodiversity protection
Funded in part by irrigation charges and matching funds between central & local govt
300 jobs in one year
Transport • reinstate Napier-Gisborne railway line:
• keep Gisborne products competitive • less trucks on road • less roading costs
• scrap the Roads of National Significance ($13b) • reinstate regional road assistance, cycleway construction
and better public transport • cycleway construction (commuter and recreational)
Reprioritised transport funding will benefit construction work
300 jobs in two years
Bees & Nutraceuticals • On average, a woman using synthetic
skincare will apply 168 chemicals every day. Manuka extracts, honey and avocado oils now used as alternative to petroleum-based preservatives in skin care and cosmetics.
• Bee keepers and land owners on the Coast keen to form cooperatives, access technical assistance and plant (presses, packaging, etc.)
• Other issues: pesticides, etc.
$10m technical assistance + R&D 200 jobs in five years
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