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It is impossible for New Zealand to meet its climate change commitments with only domestic emissions reductions, analysts say.
One says there will "always" be a cost to climate change, no matter how the country chooses to deal with the crisis, and the government needs to be clear about how it will meet that.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis said earlier this week that the government was not prepared "to send cheques for billions of dollars offshore" for carbon credits, in order to meet its 2030 Paris Agreement commitment.
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts said the government was still "exploring all available options to meet our [2030] commitment" but that offshore mitigation - paying to help other countries reduce their emissions - was not part of the current plan.
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