The Environmental Defence Society has released a 34-minute video of their CEO Gary Taylor interviewing the Climate Change Minister, Hon Simon Watts last week.

The Minister outlined his intentions around:

• Current and pending Nationally Determined Contributions 
• The draft second Emissions Reduction Plan and required level of ambition 
• The Emissions Trading Scheme 
• Complementary measures  
• Reviewing the 2050 targets, including for methane 
• Nature-based solutions, including in the conservation estate 
• The need for cross-party consensus 
• Consistency with trade agreements 
• Whether ‘least cost’ is the right way
• Adaptation and who pays
• Public consultation on upcoming policy changes. 

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