Please enumerate the "immediate impact"

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From: M Grainger

Dear James Shaw,

On Q&A Sunday 3 June you stated, "If somebody wanted to have an immediate impact, [on climate change] they could eat one less meat meal per week."

Can you please enumerate with facts. figures and hard data what impact on climate change will happen if one person eats one less meat meal per week?

If this is not possible, please apologise to the New Zealand public for this misleading statement.

Yours faithfully,

M Grainger

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James Shaw

On behalf of the Hon James Shaw, Minister for Climate Change, Minister of
Statistics, Associate Minister of Finance, and Green Party Co-leader, many
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Many thanks again for taking the time to write to the Hon James Shaw.

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Minister of Statistics | Associate Minister of Finance

Level 7, Bowen House, Parliament Buildings, 80 Lambton Quay | Private Bag
18041 | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
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From: Dave Butler-Peck

Dear M Grainger,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 4 June 2018 requesting:

"On Q&A Sunday 3 June you stated, "If somebody wanted to have an immediate impact, [on climate change] they could eat one less meat meal per week." Can you please enumerate with facts. figures and hard data what impact on climate change will happen if one person eats one less meat meal per week? If this is not possible, please apologise to the New Zealand public for this misleading statement."

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Kind regards,

Dave Butler-Peck | Private Secretary
Office of Hon James Shaw | Green Party Co-leader | Minister for Climate Change | Minister of Statistics | Associate Minister of Finance
Level 7, Bowen House, Parliament Buildings, 80 Lambton Quay | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
P: 04 817 8725
M: 021 861 303
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From: M Grainger [mailto:[FOI #7988 email]]
Sent: Monday, 4 June 2018 11:01 AM
To: J Shaw (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Please enumerate the "immediate impact"

Dear James Shaw,

On Q&A Sunday 3 June you stated, "If somebody wanted to have an immediate impact, [on climate change] they could eat one less meat meal per week."

Can you please enumerate with facts. figures and hard data what impact on climate change will happen if one person eats one less meat meal per week?

If this is not possible, please apologise to the New Zealand public for this misleading statement.

Yours faithfully,

M Grainger

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From: Deb Moran


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Dear M Grainger

 

Please find attached Hon James Shaw’s response to your OIA of 4 June.

 

Regards

Deb Moran

 

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