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Article: NEW ZEALAND: CLIMATE CHANGE - CHALLENGES FOR NEW ZEALAND IN AN ECONOMIC AND WIDER CONTEXT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 23, 2007
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The government of New Zealand issued the text of the following speech:
* Speech delivered on behalf of John Whitehead, Secretary to the Treasury, at the 42nd Otago Foreign Policy School, Dunedin
Good morning.
It's a pleasure and a privilege to speak to you today. The focus of this year's Foreign Policy School and the calibre and diversity of my fellow speakers - as well as those attending - underscore the significant shift we've observed on climate change issues in recent years.
In July last year I covered climate change in a speech to a business audience about future economic challenges. To be honest with you, at the time, I patted myself on the back a little bit for being bold - ...