Oral Submission Presentation by Blake Foster - New Zealand ...

4454527 Here is a link to the written press release by Rural Delivery about
this video segment
http://www.ruraldelivery.net.nz/2011/10/wilding‐pine‐control/
9. The 15 yr plan is to change or re‐engineer the core wilding spread by clearing
it and replanting with a non‐spreading species. We were going to be clearing
80 hectares a year.
10. Our attempt to clear the contorta wildings is coming to a standstill due
to the Carbon legislation in NZ ETS not supporting the local forestry and
carbon industry by allowing the emitters to buy cheap units from overseas
and not having a regulation like Australia does with 50% cap of buying local.
11. Buying local credits would not only help our current account deficit by
stopping money going overseas to buy cheap credits but bring in tax revenue
locally when local credits are purchased.
12. We were employing up to 50‐60 people directly or indirectly‐clearing
gangs, planters and nurseryman transport operators. This has now virtually
stopped. Planting programs are long term commitments of at least two years
13. Some may say this is just market correction and that the goverment
shouldn’t get involved. The government has already intervened by giving the
emitters a two for one deal. The emitters have been given 90% of the units
and now only have to pay 5% of the 10 they were to buy. The emitters can
buy the cheapest credits possible. We are asking that the NZ Carbon forest
industry needs to be stabilized. This can be done very simply by aligning
ourselves with the Australian system.
14. I request the committee to seriously look at aligning the NZETS with
the Australian system by having a 50% cap on international units and 12.5%
CERs.
15. If wildings are entered into the ETS with a proper management plan
this should be seen as positive.