To support activities that assist, promote or influence the development or implementation of: (a) international policies and measures in relation to climate change, including through the pursuit of broad based international climate action and agreement; and (b) carbon offset schemes, including in the Indo‑Pacific region; and (c) climate change policies and measures external to Australia, including: (i) accounting systems for greenhouse gases or offset projects; and (ii) supporting the research, development or deployment of low emissions technologies; and (iii) actions to conserve and enhance sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases; and (iv) mechanisms to support internationally transferred mitigation outcomes; to give effect to Australia’s obligations under one or more of the following: (d) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, particularly Articles 4 and 6; (e) the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, particularly Article 10; (f) the Paris Agreement, particularly Articles 4 to 13. This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding or support with respect to places, persons, matters or things external to Australia. |