Chris Huhne's Economics of Climate Change Speech - in full

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Energy and Climate Change Secretary sets out economic case for tackling emissions

Thanks very much. I'm particularly delighted to be here among a group of people so responsible for seeing and delivering our future prosperity. Today, I want to set out three key arguments about the...

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