Environment Canterbury
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
Ensure councils within Canterbury understand that movement reduction via urban design is key to carbon reduction.
Educate the public on the benefits to them of public transport and how to utilise it better. Occasional use can grow.
Commit to upgrading vulnerable and building simpler infrastructure while ensuring the use up to date, carbon efficient methods.
Connecting residents into emergency planning and giving community groups direct access to resources during a climate event.
For low fares, accessible routes and a commitment to a mass rapid transit system, including rail, for greater Christchurch and Canterbury.
Restore natural environments to provide wildlife habitats, carbon sinks and sustainable and effective buffers between homes and rising waterways.
Provide real transport choices to make it easy for people to move away from increasingly expensive petrol and cut our greenhouse gas emissions.
Clean up our rivers so they become ecologically sustainable and a publicly accessible source of free recreation and kai.
Ensure councils within Canterbury understand that movement reduction via urban design is key to carbon reduction.
Educate the public on the benefits to them of public transport and how to utilise it better. Occasional use can grow.
Commit to upgrading vulnerable and building simpler infrastructure while ensuring the use up to date, carbon efficient methods.
Connecting residents into emergency planning and giving community groups direct access to resources during a climate event.
For low fares, accessible routes and a commitment to a mass rapid transit system, including rail, for greater Christchurch and Canterbury.
Restore natural environments to provide wildlife habitats, carbon sinks and sustainable and effective buffers between homes and rising waterways.
Provide real transport choices to make it easy for people to move away from increasingly expensive petrol and cut our greenhouse gas emissions.
Clean up our rivers so they become ecologically sustainable and a publicly accessible source of free recreation and kai.
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