1. Harnessing the Power of Pacific Trade Sustainable Development

2. Knowledge is power! Recap FABC 2009 Funding the Power Measuring the Pacific’s Sustainability Sustainable Partner The true Pacific Power

3. Recap – Power in 2009 Powering Pacific trade: – Energy Efficiency technology to retrofit a/c and refrigeration (XDX Australia) – Low emission gas powered a/c (Fiji Gas) – Coconut biofuel (Niu Industries)

4. Funding the Power Sustainable Energy Financing Project – Sustainable Energy Financing Project (SEFP) is a World Bank initiative available in Fiji – Applicable to investment in approved RE & EE technology – SEFP loans managed by ANZ Carbon offset programs – ANZ requirement est. 200,000 tCO2 offsets (circa 2006 report for A & NZ) – Cost effectiveness of generating carbon offsets from diesel dependent Pacific (equates to 50 million litres of diesel displaced)

5. Sustainable measures for trade

6. Trading Sustainability Fiji has half the “ecological foot-print” of Australia & NZ (but twice the Pacific average) – Lower carbon product & services Young soil linked to health benefits – Example: Selenium link to Cancer (Lancet 2000) High wellbeing/happiness – Fiji is around three times happier than Australia & NZ (Happy Planet Index 2006)

7. New Partner in Sustainable Business WWF Pacific – Engagement: Business for a Sustainable Pacific – Brand: International e.g. “Earth Hour” – Media: 20 million people receive daily updates – Charlie Avis/Maria Turaga cavis@wwfpacific.org.fj mturaga@wwfpacific.org.fj

8. Rugby - the real Pacific Power