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.
Adapt to coastal inundation using nature to adapt with and to coastal erosion. Move away from hard seawalls to allow space for coastal erosion.
Adapt using buildings and repurposing them including preserving heritage from all design styles to form part of our landscape.
Keep engaging with and push on electric public transport options and singular solar for buildings and transport.
Commit council to leading change to help ratepayers and entities reduce emissions to within science-backed achievable levels.
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Enhance Christchurch City's resilience to natural disasters like floods and bushfires.
Make fresh air, clean water and soil great again.
Regenerate native flora and fauna from the mountains to the sea.
Accelerate protecting water and future generations by safeguarding rivers, lakes and groundwater to handle floods and droughts.
Commit to supporting local climate solutions by partnering with farmers, businesses and communities on renewable energy and emission reduction.
Formulate climate-ready infrastructure by upgrading flood protection, public transport and coastal defences to cope with extreme weather.
Reduce CO2 emissions from personal transport by enhancing public transport and accelerating the adoption of zero-carbon public transport.
Review and where necessary improve defence against flooding, landslip and wildfire in preparation for more frequent extreme weather.
Fix the failures of ECan core functions governing waterways, the environment and providing efficient public transport first.
I have yet to see any proof or scientific evidence that paying tax or rates reduces climate change or greenhouse gases.
Remove all tax and rates charged on the premise of climate change immediately and concentrate on what can realistically be achieved.
Adapt to coastal inundation using nature to adapt with and to coastal erosion. Move away from hard seawalls to allow space for coastal erosion.
Adapt using buildings and repurposing them including preserving heritage from all design styles to form part of our landscape.
Keep engaging with and push on electric public transport options and singular solar for buildings and transport.
Commit council to leading change to help ratepayers and entities reduce emissions to within science-backed achievable levels.
Move to.
Enhance Christchurch City's resilience to natural disasters like floods and bushfires.
Make fresh air, clean water and soil great again.
Regenerate native flora and fauna from the mountains to the sea.
Accelerate protecting water and future generations by safeguarding rivers, lakes and groundwater to handle floods and droughts.
Commit to supporting local climate solutions by partnering with farmers, businesses and communities on renewable energy and emission reduction.
Formulate climate-ready infrastructure by upgrading flood protection, public transport and coastal defences to cope with extreme weather.
Reduce CO2 emissions from personal transport by enhancing public transport and accelerating the adoption of zero-carbon public transport.
Review and where necessary improve defence against flooding, landslip and wildfire in preparation for more frequent extreme weather.
Fix the failures of ECan core functions governing waterways, the environment and providing efficient public transport first.
I have yet to see any proof or scientific evidence that paying tax or rates reduces climate change or greenhouse gases.
Remove all tax and rates charged on the premise of climate change immediately and concentrate on what can realistically be achieved.
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