Briefing documents on the implications of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion

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This FOI release comprises briefing documents prepared by DCCEEW, with input from DFAT and the Attorney-General's Department, on the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on climate change, delivered on 23 July 2025. The documents include lines-to-take, key points, background briefs and a COP30 ministerial brief for the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, covering Australia's response, the Pacific Islands Forum's endorsement of the opinion, and a possible follow-up UN General Assembly resolution. They also address Australia's participation in the proceedings, its 2035 NDC and the Climate Change Authority's role, $3 billion in climate finance (including $1.3 billion for the Pacific), and human rights linkages. Substantial passages are withheld under sections 22 and 33(a)(iii). The release does not concern specific EPBC Act decisions, sites, species or quantified environmental data.