Not
set out
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Ensure research and development is undertaken to establish the potential for woody biomass and biofuels within New Zealand
Remove any obstacles in the electricity market rules to co-generation from woody biomass
Compile an inventory of waste biomass materials suitable to make fuels and match this with local potential users
Facilitate and encourage localised small scale programmes to develop biofuels from waste
Work with iwi and hapu to facilitate the use of iwi-owned forests and forestry waste for biomass

Not
set out
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Dump the Government’s Biofuels Bill
Apply a consistent tax incentive for sustainable biofuels, exempting ethanol and biodiesel from excise and road user charges in proportion to the blend
Develop a process for approving sustainable biofuels to gain tax exemption, taking into account net greenhouse gas emission reductions, impacts on biodiversity, and effects on food supply

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set out
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Encourage and mandate ethanol and other bio-fuel alternatives to petroleum based fuels as long as the supply of such alternatives is both environmentally and economically sustainable
Substantially boost investment in research and development for alternative energy systems and technologies (including hydrogen, ethanol and other biofuels)