Taranaki Regional Council
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.
Establish a Taranaki Regional Council carbon emissions inventory and carbon neutral objective strategy.
Investigate the viability of "Making room for Rivers" as part of a climate change mitigation and adaption plan.
Incentivise and support landowners to work towards nature-based solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Update the council's climate action plan for latest technology advancements, and seek to reduce scope 1 emissions by 50% by 2030.
Work with the district councils to ensure flood defences are future-proofed for more extreme weather events and sea level changes.
Look to ensure council's policies and activities support land use changes that may be needed due to the Emissions Trading Scheme or similar.
A structured plan to climate change allowing our farmers and community reasonable time to implement changes.
Reducing greenhouse gases by changes in our transportation systems and increased planting of native species.
Implementing systems that warn people early of potential disaster and building local response teams.
Establish a Taranaki Regional Council carbon emissions inventory and carbon neutral objective strategy.
Investigate the viability of "Making room for Rivers" as part of a climate change mitigation and adaption plan.
Incentivise and support landowners to work towards nature-based solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Update the council's climate action plan for latest technology advancements, and seek to reduce scope 1 emissions by 50% by 2030.
Work with the district councils to ensure flood defences are future-proofed for more extreme weather events and sea level changes.
Look to ensure council's policies and activities support land use changes that may be needed due to the Emissions Trading Scheme or similar.
A structured plan to climate change allowing our farmers and community reasonable time to implement changes.
Reducing greenhouse gases by changes in our transportation systems and increased planting of native species.
Implementing systems that warn people early of potential disaster and building local response teams.
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