Realizing these benefits depends, however, on a consistent public policy framework that supports significant export.

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It will also require the right policy framework, public sector reform, and economic change that will sometimes be painful and controversial.

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When the prime minister, Tony Blair, was asked if he was willing to forgo long-haul travel to reduce his carbon footprint, he explicitly contrasted personal behaviour with the framework of public policy, and argued for the supremacy of the latter.

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