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A Forest Carbon Program for All American Landowners
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in extreme weather events and its effect on Georgia families, and that leads
in the transition to renewable energy while creating jobs and new industries. With an overall annual economic impact of $39.1 billion in 2020 alone, working forests also play a significant role in powering Georgia’s economy and our workforce.
My environmental action plan
will generate significant job growth through advanced energy generation, innovative technologies and energy efficiency efforts. Advanced energy jobs can be developed across the
state of Georgia. Already, places like Mitchell County and Tybee Island have leveraged advanced energy to create new jobs and opportunities through solar, and Georgia’s successful timber and forestry industry has created a sustainable market for biomass. Hydro, wind, solar and biomass energy have economic impact across the state, and with collaboration and focus, these energy sources can become engines of prosperity for more Georgians.
BURT JONES
Republican for Lieutenant Governor
Without forests and the products they provide us, Georgians’ lives would not be the same. Conserving working forests is critically important not just to our overall economy, but to our way of life in Georgia.
As a businessman and State Senator, I have seen firsthand how significant of an impact our forestry industry
has within agriculture as a whole
— which has a $75 billion economic impact and is Georgia’s #1 industry. As a father of two young children, I also understand how important it is
to protect and conserve our natural habitats and resources in Georgia, ensuring that Georgia’s forestry industry is sustainable and successful for generations to come.
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