Participating world leaders and delegates arrive for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 12, 2024. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has spent over $1 million (US$655,000) sending officials abroad in the first two months of the 2025-26 fiscal year.
At a recent Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing, representatives from the department revealed that 64 DCCEEW officials attended 31 international events in 25 countries between July and Aug. 31.
