James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Australia has a strong and growing relationship with Kiribati. Our development assistance is delivered in line with the Kiribati Development Plan and we work closely together to address the challenges of climate change. Our support to Kiribati is part of the government's commitment to invest $1 billion globally over five years into climate change and disaster risk management for developing countries. At the Pacific Islands Forum in 2016, the Prime Minister committed $300 million over four years to the Pacific to lift our support for research, resilience and response through our climate program. Australia is among more than 170 countries that have ratified the Paris agreement. Our 2030 target to reduce emissions by 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels is comparable with other advanced economies and will halve our per capita emissions. The government supports investment and job creation in the resources sector.