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Scoop Audio: Gov Announces 10-20% Emissions Target

Scoop Audio: Nick Smith, Tim Groser and John Key announce a 10 to 20 per cent emissions reduction “target range”


By Spike Mountjoy


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Climate Change Minister Nick Smith and Prime Minister John Key


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Climate Change Minister Nick Smith


Today Climate Change Ministers Nick Smith and Tim Groser announced an emissions reduction “target range” of between 10 and 20 percent below 1990 levels.

Smith said this was based on a “realistic assessment of the economic costs”. The government projects a reduction of 15 percent will cost each New Zealander $30 a week by 2020.

Listen to the ministers answer questions about the target during the first half of today’s post cabinet press conference.


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Tim Groser - Associate Minister For Climate Change Issues (International Negotiations)
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Also: Listen to the second half of today's Post Cabinet Press Conference where Prime Minister John Key announced his decision to redeploy SAS troops To Afghanistan


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