Correspondence Regarding Bid To Co-Host Cop31.

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Correspondence between DCCEEW and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding Australia's bid to co-host COP31 (the UN climate conference). The exchange from May-July 2024 involves coordination between officials including David Dutton (DFAT's Climate and Environmental Diplomacy Branch) and DCCEEW representatives on drafting a ministerial submission for the COP31 bid. Documents include revised bid submissions with tracked changes and a timeline, circulated for clearance with senior officials including "Rod" before formal submission. The material is heavily redacted with personal identifiers and specific content details obscured under various FOI exemptions, limiting visibility into the substantive proposals or positions Australia advanced in its co-hosting bid.