Act No.19 of 2015. Certified on 20 November 2015.

This act was prepared by Papua New Guinea Government. The act was prepared to provide for the regulatory framework to -

a. promote and manage climate compatible development through climate change mitigation and adaptation activities; and

b. implement any relevant obligations of the state under applicable rules of international law and international agreements related to climate change; and

c. establish Papua New Guinea's Designated National Authority or an equivalent entity for the purposes of the Kyoto Protocol and any such other or subsequent arrangements or agreements made under the Kyoto protocol.