Wellington City 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.
Re-allocate funding from pet projects to ensure our climate change mitigation goals are met, and repair our water infrastructure ASAP.
Incentivise public transport use, in order to reduce emissions from private vehicles.
Ensure that a te ao Māori perspective is integrated into our climate change mitigation.
Hold the airport to account for their contribution to climate change and strongly oppose the airport expansion.
Reduce our emissions by changing our transport system and urban form. This includes housing as a major lever.
Establish a Te Tiriti-based Mayoral taskforce on climate change.
Commit to current council policy of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Encourage clean and affordable mass public transport.
Ensure council future proofs city through thorough planning so that we adapt to climate change.
Ensure council has planned and has a strong community team to deal with civil emergencies, flooding and other events.
Accelerate Te Atakura – First to Zero (carbon zero by 2040) implementation, and look for opportunities to bring this goal forward quicker.
Make change easier with a just transition for those most impacted, like mana whenua, Pacifica, coastal communities and young people.
Increase community resilience to extreme events with Three Waters reform, planting slip-preventing trees, and creating a food security network.
Work with the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and communities to identify at risk properties from severe earthquakes, landslides and erosion as per EQC's own policy.
Work with insurers and Greater Wellington to remove the insurance overlap for public assets. This is estimated to save millions in rates.
Commit to stop the path of banning cars, just because they are cars on the path to decarbonisation and be more open to all options.
Commit to council polices being carbon neutral – by not renewing infrastructure that can have a further life.
Commit to earthquake strengthening in a sensible cost effective way and stick to the policies, no more constant shifting of the goalposts.
Commit to no wasting of resources – doing projects once. Do it once do it right.
Reduce emissions by encouraging active travel, including building a city-wide cycleway network through the Paneke Pōneke cycleway programme.
Continue to support Let's Get Wellington Moving's plan for a new tunnel and bus lanes to the east and mass rapid transit to the south.
Planting more trees, shrubs and greenery in suburban streets to help manage stormwater in heavy weather events.
Prioritise responsibility for physical infrastructure of the city and the well-being of its community.
Incorporate the effects and risks of climate change and earthquakes in council's infrastructure plans.
Accept the Climate Change Commission's four goals: lower emissions, physical resilience, social responsibility, Treaty obligations.
Improve council's policies to prepare communities for climate change and natural disasters.
Re-allocate funding from pet projects to ensure our climate change mitigation goals are met, and repair our water infrastructure ASAP.
Incentivise public transport use, in order to reduce emissions from private vehicles.
Ensure that a te ao Māori perspective is integrated into our climate change mitigation.
Hold the airport to account for their contribution to climate change and strongly oppose the airport expansion.
Reduce our emissions by changing our transport system and urban form. This includes housing as a major lever.
Establish a Te Tiriti-based Mayoral taskforce on climate change.
Commit to current council policy of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Encourage clean and affordable mass public transport.
Ensure council future proofs city through thorough planning so that we adapt to climate change.
Ensure council has planned and has a strong community team to deal with civil emergencies, flooding and other events.
Accelerate Te Atakura – First to Zero (carbon zero by 2040) implementation, and look for opportunities to bring this goal forward quicker.
Make change easier with a just transition for those most impacted, like mana whenua, Pacifica, coastal communities and young people.
Increase community resilience to extreme events with Three Waters reform, planting slip-preventing trees, and creating a food security network.
Work with the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and communities to identify at risk properties from severe earthquakes, landslides and erosion as per EQC's own policy.
Work with insurers and Greater Wellington to remove the insurance overlap for public assets. This is estimated to save millions in rates.
Commit to stop the path of banning cars, just because they are cars on the path to decarbonisation and be more open to all options.
Commit to council polices being carbon neutral – by not renewing infrastructure that can have a further life.
Commit to earthquake strengthening in a sensible cost effective way and stick to the policies, no more constant shifting of the goalposts.
Commit to no wasting of resources – doing projects once. Do it once do it right.
Reduce emissions by encouraging active travel, including building a city-wide cycleway network through the Paneke Pōneke cycleway programme.
Continue to support Let's Get Wellington Moving's plan for a new tunnel and bus lanes to the east and mass rapid transit to the south.
Planting more trees, shrubs and greenery in suburban streets to help manage stormwater in heavy weather events.
Prioritise responsibility for physical infrastructure of the city and the well-being of its community.
Incorporate the effects and risks of climate change and earthquakes in council's infrastructure plans.
Accept the Climate Change Commission's four goals: lower emissions, physical resilience, social responsibility, Treaty obligations.
Improve council's policies to prepare communities for climate change and natural disasters.
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