No GNWT delegates are in attendance for this year's United Nations' climate change conference SA国际影视传媒� known as COP 29 SA国际影视传媒� held Nov. 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Thomas Bentham, a communications person with Environment and Climate Change, noted in an email to SA国际影视传媒 that a territorial government delegate and an Indigenous government representative of the NWT Climate Change Council often attend this annual conference to advocate for the territory's needs. But this year, the GNWT is focused on completing the draft 2025-2029 Action Plan.
That action plan is until Nov. 27.
The GNWT sent three delegates to 2023's conference, Bentham said. He added that this year's absence is not a cost-related issue.
Outside this conference, some GNWT representatives have recently returned from a different international gathering, but he said they won't comment on how things went.
Nahendeh MLA Shane Thompson, who's also Speaker of the House, and Great Slave MLA Kate Reid are the pair who represented the NWT for the 67th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference earlier in November.
The bill to send both to Australia will cost about $33,000, a figure that includes airfare, registration, and accommodation, according to an email from the legislative assembly. A member's handbook from the legislature explains that the NWT branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association will be paying for the trip.
SA国际影视传媒 has submitted multiple requests for comment from Reid about her trip to Australia. On Oct. 18, SA国际影视传媒 asked Reid in-person about her upcoming trip and whether she was flying first class.
Reid replied by telling SA国际影视传媒 that the Speaker advised she no longer take questions from SA国际影视传媒.
