PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Climate Change (Management) Act 2015 (Act No. 19 of 2015)

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2015
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Act
Economic Sector: 
Multi-Sector, Other
Energy Types: 
All, Other
Issued by: 
National Parliament
Source: 
National Parliament
File: 
Climate Change (Management) Act 2015
Overall Summary: 
The Climate Change (Management) Act 2015 aims to provide a regulatory framework to - (a) promote and manage climate compatible development through climate change mitigation and adaptation activities; (b) implement any relevant obligations of the State under applicable rules of international law and international agreements related to climate change; and (c) establish Papua New Guinea's Designated National Authority or an equivalent entity for the purposes of the Kyoto Protocol and any such other or subsequent arrangements or agreements made under the Kyoto Protocol and for related purposes.
Governance
National policy structure: 
An Act entitled Climate Change (Management) Act 2015, Being and Act to provide for a regulatory framework to - (a) promote and manage climate compatible development through climate change mitigation and adaptation activities; and (b) implement any relevant obligations of the State under applicable rules of international Law and international agreements related to climate change; and (c) establish Papua New Guinea's Designated National Authority or an equivalent entity for the purposes of the Kyoto Protocol and any such other or subsequent arrangements or agreements made under the Kyoto Protocol, and for related purposes [...]