Cheaper power and lower emissions for Chatham Islands funded by ETS revenue
Today 11:45am
By Liz Kivi
The government has hailed the success of a wind turbine project for the Chatham Islands paid for by Emissions Trading Scheme revenue from a fund the Coalition Government has since canned.
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