There's hopes the next Climate Change Commissioner can continue to hold the Government to account on climate action.

Incumbent Rod Carr is leaving the role today after five years, having led the commission since its establishment in 2019.

Carr says the nation is making progress - but it's not moving as quickly as it should be.

"Our domestic emissions were always going to be bigger than what we claimed we would be entitled to take from the atmosphere. That was originally slated to be more than 200 million tonnes over this decade - it looks like that gap has closed."

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