Senate Estimates Briefing For Total Cost Of Sending Delegates To COP 28.

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This briefing document reports the costs of Australian Government participation at COP28 (Dubai, November-December 2023). The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) delegation of 33 staff cost A$865,958.77 in travel, accommodation, and incidentals, with 30 officials on the official delegation, two advancing action agenda priorities (nature and water), and one observer with the UNFCCC Secretariat. Australia's broader official delegation of 41 staff (30 DCCEEW, 10 DFAT, 1 DAFF) cost A$988,913.75 total. Three ministers and three advisors also attended, with ministerial travel costs managed separately by the Department of Finance. Final costs may vary by approximately one percent pending completion of incidental cost acquittal processes. The briefing was prepared for Senate estimates questioning.