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When the Facts Change

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The Importance of Understanding the Emissions of the Motorway

In 20 or 30 years time, these emissions are going to cost us hundreds of dollars per ton. If we build this motorway now for $2 billion, it's still going to be around in 2100. When the builds will come in from the rest of the world for our carbon liabilities, all those carbon emissions from that motorway will have to be paid for. And then there's other policies that we bring in that have intangible effects that we need to somehow introduce into our public finance act way of looking at the world. Let's say for example, I'm a very happy and aggressive teenage driver who likes to go on the motorway, but I like to do donuts in a

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