Climate Action LedgerTracking climate leadership · Aotearoa NZ
NC-011··National-led coalition (with ACT & NZ First)·budget

International climate finance reduced

Harm -1

What happened

Reduced international climate finance trajectory: Budget 2024 trimmed remaining years of $1.3b commitment; Budget 2025 baselined $100m/yr from 2026 (vs ~$250m/yr under Labour package) without climate-only requirement.

Why it matters

Less adaptation finance for climate-vulnerable Pacific neighbours.

Impact assessment

Material reduction in dedicated regional adaptation finance.

Scale: ~$150m/yr reduction from 2026 vs prior trajectory

Attribution

shared (high confidence) -National, NZ First

MFAT/Budget decisions; Foreign Minister Peters.

Coalition period: National-led coalition (with ACT & NZ First) (27 November 2023 - present)

Categories

adaptation

Sources