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12 Jun 2026 06:11:16

Government won't send 'billions of dollars offshore' for carbon credits, PM says

Posted: 11 Jun 2026

The Prime Minister has doubled down on his insistence that the government will not spend billions of dollars offshore to meet New Zealand's climate commitments.

Treasury estimates it could cost up to $5 billion to pay for the overseas carbon credits New Zealand needs to honour its Paris Agreement commitments.

An additional $1.6 billion may also be needed to pay for credits to meet a subsequent commitment, due by 2035.

Read more on RNZ News.