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.
Reduce emissions by improving public transport, providing affordable electric vehicles and more charging stations.
Invest in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Upgrade Wellington's ageing infrastructure to minimise the damage of flooding and slips.
Ensure that coastal resilience programme are inplemented.
Promote policies that ensure inner city earthquake prone buildings (including council ones) are fixed.
Continue to promote EV usage and charging stations to reduce greenhouse gasses. FYI I own an EV vehicle.
Free public transport will drastically reduce car users. Recent government policy of half-price public transport has seen a huge increase.
Need to plant more and more trees to neutralise our greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change is also a united nation matter.
Need big warehouses for storage in case of natural disaster. Water storage facility as well.
Advance awareness of the effects of sea-level rise on waterfront properties for the purpose of moderating associated future coastal risks.
Explore innovative waste reduction and (electricity) energy conservation practises.
Support the implementation of hillside strengthening.
Reduce council's own emissions and deliver infrastructure that allows residents and businesses to easily make low-carbon choices.
Assess council's infrastructure for resilience to storm surge, flooding and slips, particularly the sea wall that protects the inner city.
Empower property owners to make informed, risk-based decisions by developing local adaptation plans.
Implement and fund Te Atakura – First to Zero (Blueprint to make Wellington City a zero carbon capital).
Develop a climate change adaptation pathway for residents, based on engagement to ensure that they are supported in a just transition.
Support Three Waters reforms and ensure that Wellington City Council drives effective investment in our ageing water infrastructure.
Reallocate road usage towards more carbon efficient modes of transport such as cycling and public transport.
Create incentives for medium density mixed use development.
Establish a default maximum speed limit of 30kph instead of the current 50kph.
Continue and, where possible, strengthen the Wellington City Council resources for civil defence, including providing more information on vulnerable risk areas.
Continue the Wellington City Council's work to support Wellington City to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Support improved walking and public transport as more efficient transport modes around our city.
Commit to reducing transport and food emissions by supporting low or zero carbon modes of transport.
Commit to raising awareness about climate change in my ward through engagement and education.
Set a more ambitious emissions reduction target for Wellington to be a zero carbon capital by 2040.
Reduce our emissions by improving our transport system and our urban form.
Facilitate and implement community-led dynamic adaptation plans.
Reduce emissions by improving public transport, providing affordable electric vehicles and more charging stations.
Invest in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Upgrade Wellington's ageing infrastructure to minimise the damage of flooding and slips.
Ensure that coastal resilience programme are inplemented.
Promote policies that ensure inner city earthquake prone buildings (including council ones) are fixed.
Continue to promote EV usage and charging stations to reduce greenhouse gasses. FYI I own an EV vehicle.
Free public transport will drastically reduce car users. Recent government policy of half-price public transport has seen a huge increase.
Need to plant more and more trees to neutralise our greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change is also a united nation matter.
Need big warehouses for storage in case of natural disaster. Water storage facility as well.
Advance awareness of the effects of sea-level rise on waterfront properties for the purpose of moderating associated future coastal risks.
Explore innovative waste reduction and (electricity) energy conservation practises.
Support the implementation of hillside strengthening.
Reduce council's own emissions and deliver infrastructure that allows residents and businesses to easily make low-carbon choices.
Assess council's infrastructure for resilience to storm surge, flooding and slips, particularly the sea wall that protects the inner city.
Empower property owners to make informed, risk-based decisions by developing local adaptation plans.
Implement and fund Te Atakura – First to Zero (Blueprint to make Wellington City a zero carbon capital).
Develop a climate change adaptation pathway for residents, based on engagement to ensure that they are supported in a just transition.
Support Three Waters reforms and ensure that Wellington City Council drives effective investment in our ageing water infrastructure.
Reallocate road usage towards more carbon efficient modes of transport such as cycling and public transport.
Create incentives for medium density mixed use development.
Establish a default maximum speed limit of 30kph instead of the current 50kph.
Continue and, where possible, strengthen the Wellington City Council resources for civil defence, including providing more information on vulnerable risk areas.
Continue the Wellington City Council's work to support Wellington City to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Support improved walking and public transport as more efficient transport modes around our city.
Commit to reducing transport and food emissions by supporting low or zero carbon modes of transport.
Commit to raising awareness about climate change in my ward through engagement and education.
Set a more ambitious emissions reduction target for Wellington to be a zero carbon capital by 2040.
Reduce our emissions by improving our transport system and our urban form.
Facilitate and implement community-led dynamic adaptation plans.
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