Climate change funding
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From: Tulson Caird
Dear Chris Hip
in 2021 the Government committed $1.3 billion over four years to support countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Can I please understand where exactly this money has gone.
A further request, Can I please understand all and any funds sent to any entity, organisation, country or Person for Climate change.
Yours faithfully,
Tulson Caird
From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
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From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
I am writing on behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Chris Hipkins, to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.
Your request will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.
Yours sincerely
Dinah Okeby
Office of the Prime Minister
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From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
Tēnā koe, Tulson
On behalf of Andrew Kirton, I attach a letter in response to your OIA
request.
Ngā mihi,
Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of the Prime Minister
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From: ESD
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Tulson Caird
As the attached advises, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) was transferred this Official Information Act 1982 from the Office of the Prime Minister.
The division working on your requests have asked me to if we can seek clarification around your below request.
A further request, Can I please understand all and any funds sent to any entity, organisation, country or Person for Climate change.
Could we get a sense of:
•Time period you are after?
•Whether the request covers funding both for domestic and international climate change work (in which case other agencies would need to respond vis a vis domestic funding) (or just international?)
•If international only, whether it covers just ‘Official Development Assistance’ (or broader MFAT support, or international support from other agencies)?
If any part of this request for clarification is unclear, please let us know.
Ngā mihi
Julián (he/him)
Adviser
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
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From: ESD
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Tulson Caird
As the attached advises, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)
was transferred this Official Information Act 1982 from the Office of the
Prime Minister.
The division working on your requests have asked me to if we can seek
clarification around your below request.
A further request, Can I please understand all and any funds sent to any
entity, organisation, country or Person for Climate change.
Could we get a sense of:
• Time period you are after?
• Whether the request covers funding both for domestic and
international climate change work (in which case other agencies would need
to respond vis a vis domestic funding) (or just international?)
• If international only, whether it covers just ‘Official
Development Assistance’ (or broader MFAT support, or international support
from other agencies)?
If any part of this request for clarification is unclear, please let us
know.
Ngā mihi
Julián (he/him)
Adviser
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
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From: Tulson Caird
Dear ESD,
My original request was directly in relation to the governemnt in 2021 commiting 1.3 billion over four years to support countries most vulnerable to climate change.
Timeframe for spending I would like to go back 10 years to 2013.
All money internationally spent would be better suited to what I am after. Any money that this government has spent for any climate change support, research or anything else to do with climate change.
I am not just after which country I am after the exact entity/person or organisation it has gone to.
Yours sincerely,
Tulson Caird
From: Tulson Caird
Dear ESD,
Time period you are after? back to 2013 please.
• Whether the request covers funding both for domestic and
international climate change work (in which case other agencies would need
to respond vis a vis domestic funding) (or just international?) Just international funding for now will be fine, Should I require more information I will complete another request.
• If international only, whether it covers just ‘Official
Development Assistance’ (or broader MFAT support, or international support
from other agencies)? I request any climate funding to any entity, Country/governemnt or persons.
Yours sincerely,
Tulson Caird
From: ESD
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Tulson
Regarding your amended request, collating the data in scope since 2013 (10 years) would unreasonably interfere in the operational capacity of this agency, and its therefore likely that we will have to refuse your request under section 18(f), that the information cannot be made available without substantial collation or research. I note however that we have data relating to the $1.3b in climate aid from January 2022, which we understand to be the scope of your original query.
Are you happy for the Ministry to provide you with this information instead?
Ngā mihi
Julián (he/him)
Adviser
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
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From: ESD
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Tulson Caird
Please see the response to your Official Information Act 1982 request from
21 March 2023, which was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (the Ministry) on 11 April 2023 from the Office of the Prime
Minister.
Ngā mihi
Julián (he/him)
Adviser
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
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From: Tulson Caird
Dear ESD,
Yes I am happy with the information on the 1.3B from 2022.
Yours sincerely,
Tulson Caird
From: ESD
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Tēnā koe Tulson
I refer to your Official Information Act request 1982 (OIA) of 10 May 2023.
I am advising you that the time limit for responding to your request is being extended by 20 working days to 6 July 2023. This is because consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time frame (section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers).
However, if this process is completed before 6 July 2023, the response will be sent to you as soon as possible.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Julián (he/him)
Adviser
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
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From: Tulson Caird
Dear ESD,
I have previously been advised you have this information available see insert below from the official letter.
I note however that we have
data relating to the $1.3b in climate aid from January 2022, which we understand to be
the scope of your original query. Are you happy for the Ministry to provide you with this
information instead?
Yours sincerely,
Tulson Caird
From: ESD
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Tulson,
The Ministry has identified the information relevant to your request and is in the process of consulting with affected parties on its release subject to the relevant provisions of the OIA, which was the reason for the extension. We hope to be in a position to respond to you soon and in any case no later than 6 July 2023.
Julián (he/him)
Adviser
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
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From: ESD
OIA 28635 Tulson Caird Response.pdf
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OIA 28635 Tulson Caird Climate Spend 2022 3 Contractor spreadsheet.pdf
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OIA 28635 Tulson Caird Climate Spend 2022 3 Multi country suppliers spreadsheet.pdf
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[UNCLASSIFIED]
Tēnā koe Tulson
Please see the attached response in relation to your Official Information Act (1982) request dated 10 May 2023.
Ngā mihi
Julián (he/him)
Adviser
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
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