Mener une transition juste dans la région néo-zélandaise de Taranaki

The document analyzes New Zealand's proactive approach to transitioning the Taranaki region away from offshore oil and gas. It highlights the creation of the Taranaki 2050 Roadmap, the role of the Just Transition Unit, and the integration of Māori rights and labor unions in regional economic diversification. While praising the inclusive planning and the establishment of the Ara Ake energy center, the author notes that the transition is in its early stages and that onshore oil and gas production remains a significant gap in the country's climate goals.

• In April 2018, the New Zealand government banned new offshore oil and gas exploration licenses, a move that primarily impacts the Taranaki region. While existing licenses remain valid until 2030 and active producers have until 2050 to cease production, the oil and gas sector contributes approximately 30% of Taranaki's GDP despite providing only 750 direct jobs (roughly 1% of regional employment).
• The government established a Just Transition Unit (UTJ) within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and a Regional Growth Fund valued at 2.47 billion Canadian dollars to support economic diversification in Taranaki.
• The Taranaki 2050 Roadmap, developed by Venture Taranaki with a wide range of stakeholders including iwi (Māori nations), unions, and local government, outlines 12 transition pathways to diversify the regional economy. This process involved 29 workshops and public consultations with over 1,000 participants to build social consensus.
• To drive renewable energy investment, the Ara Ake center was founded in 2020 with 27 million New Zealand dollars (23 million Canadian dollars) in national funding. It focuses on R&D for clean technologies such as wind, wave energy, geothermal, and hydrogen, as well as land-use diversification like quinoa cultivation and reforestation.
• Labor support measures include active labor market policies and professional retraining programs. The government, national business association, and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions are collaborating to design an employment insurance scheme that would allow workers to retain approximately 80% of their income during periods of unemployment.
• Despite the offshore ban, the transition is criticized as insufficient by the Climate Action Tracker, as New Zealand continues to grant onshore oil and gas exploration licenses, which represent about two-thirds of the country's petroleum sector.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2022). Mener une transition juste dans la région néo-zélandaise de Taranaki. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/mener-une-transition-juste-dans-la-region-neo-zelandaise-de-taranaki/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Mener une transition juste dans la région néo-zélandaise de Taranaki. 2022. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/mener-une-transition-juste-dans-la-region-neo-zelandaise-de-taranaki/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitute2022mener, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Mener une transition juste dans la région néo-zélandaise de Taranaki}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2022}, month = jul, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/mener-une-transition-juste-dans-la-region-neo-zelandaise-de-taranaki/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }