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New research says the country needs to slash resource consent processing times to meet emissions targets. Resource consent processing times have gone up by 150 percent in eight years, which has added to the increased costs of projects. The Infrastructure Consenting for Climate Targets report says New Zealand is on track to incur an emissions liability of $7 billion by 2050. Infrastructure Commission chief executive Ross Copland says the Government has to be very clear about what it wants and doesn't want to cut processing times down by half. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.