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
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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