Tasmania’s renewable energy and brand reputation places it at the forefront for opportunities like the proposal to build a new eFuel plant on the North West.
This is exciting news for Tasmania and offers new jobs in an industry with enormous growth potential.
However, the real opportunity for Tasmania is to make sure we can offer training and courses that align so that our young people can take advantage of these emerging industries.
For Tasmania to capitalise on the renewable energy we generate we must invest in our people and their skills to help transform our industries and support the decarbonisation of the global economy.
As an island that has been net-zero for six of the past seven years we have what the rest of the world wants and that will prove attractive for investment from industries and companies that want to lower their emissions profile.
The greatest benefit for Tasmanians from our renewable energy is when we use it to create jobs here, and not just export them offshore.
The challenge for the Rockliff-Ferguson government is to capitalise on the growing appetite for Tasmania’s renewable energy by ensuring Tasmanians share in the benefits
Rebecca White MP
Tasmanian Labor Leader
