QUESTIONS ON NOTICE › Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (Question No. 1716)
Senator Milne asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice, on 14 March 2012: With reference to a media release available on the department's website, dated 10 December 2010, which states 'To date, Australia has allocated A$473 million of its A$599 million fast-start commitment, including new funding allocations announced in Cancun. These include: $ 15 million to the Adaptation Fund A$169 million in additional adaptation allocations under our International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative, with up to A$80 million to the Pacific and East Timor, up to A$25 million to Africa, up to A$44 million to Southeast Asia, and up to A$20 million to South Asia A$32 million under Australia's International Forest Carbon Initiative for additional REDD+ activities in Indonesia and globally A$10 million to the Partnership for Market Readiness A$10 million to the Climate Investment Fund's Program on Scaling-up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries'. (1) For each of the five funds or programs listed above, as well as any more recent climate finance related funds or programs, can a breakdown be provided detailing: (a) the total expenditure, both to date and projected, by financial year; and (b) what these funds have been or will be spent on. (2) What evidence is there that this expenditure has not and will not displace overseas development assistance funding.