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Dr Rod Carr retires as chair of the Climate Change Commission later this week after five years in the role.
The Commission was created under law passed with cross party support in 2019, and tasked with holding successive governments to account on climate change mitigation and adaption.
His job has been to advise, monitor, and review the crucial targets intended to keep global warming to within 1.5C by 2050.
The Commission has issued climate budgets with clear steps that, if taken, would see New Zealand meet targets. Dr Carr talks about the challenges past and future.
