Dear Minister for Climate Change Issues,

In 2014 the Treasury Briefing to the Incoming Minister estimated the costs of failing to act on climate change as between $3 billion and $52 billion from 2021 to 2030. Yesterday in parliament the minister stated that he had received new modelling which estimated the cost at only $3.6 billion. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

* a copy of the new cost estimates;
* any advice on the differences between Treasury's modelling which underlay the 2014 estimate and the new one

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

Dear Minister for Climate Change Issues,

A response to this OIA request was due by June 18, but no response or extension letter (or even acknowledgement) appears to have been received. Will I be getting a response any time soon, or do I need to go to the Ombudsman?

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris