Ocean freight and air freight services, both in and out of Papua New Guinea, will be required to ensure they are compliant with future emissions reductions requirements. Rensie Panda, Lead Climate Change Negotiator at the Climate Change & Development Authority, tells Business Advantage PNG what to expect.
Climate change is the ‘single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellbeing of the peoples of the Pacific’, according to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). But the region is showing leadership and there are opportunities for Papua New Guinea to gain access to climate finance.