Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS: The Government is committed to addressing the challenges created by climate change and transitioning to a low-carbon future. Through the Marsden Fund, we're investing in a range of projects to help us understand and respond to the effects of climate change. Climate change projects include how the Antarctic ice sheets will respond and the effects on our oceans; research into how our oceans behave, including carbon sink areas that could have implications for global carbon budgets; and research into the behaviour and implications of micro-plastics in our environment. The researchers carrying out these projects will drive New Zealand's ambitions in pioneering world-leading research.