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Hide urged to 'wake-up' to climate change

Rodney Hide is being urged to "wake up" and realise the days of climate scepticism are over, as he heads into a meeting with the prime minister-designate.

The Act leader, who knows his five MPs will be a strong ally to National, wants to see the Emissions Trading Scheme dumped.

But, Carmen Gravatt of Greenpeace says overturning the ETS would have massive ramifications for John Key's leadership and the country's international relations.