Mayor of Palmerston North
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.
Declare a climate emergency as an emergency not a slight inconvenience to inform subsequent policies.
Require all council functions to be plant based and require eateries at council venues to have at least one nutritious and complete plant based option.
Require resource consents to include environmental improvements such as offsetting, riparian planting and similar measures.
Take urgent action to achieve emissions reduction targets within the timeframes committed to.
Strengthen emergency management preparedness and climate contingency planning and ensure systems and networks can respond when needed.
Support pragmatic, sensible solutions to better manage wastewater and protect and restore the city's biodiversity.
Continue the sustainability committee including measuring emissions annually and publishing a bi-annual sustainability report.
Continue city's $1 million per year low carbon fund with projects business cased to receive funding to reduce carbon in either operations or facilities.
Continue funding the city's earthquake heritage fund where property owners can apply for assistance to seed fund earthquake strengthening.
Declare a climate emergency as an emergency not a slight inconvenience to inform subsequent policies.
Require all council functions to be plant based and require eateries at council venues to have at least one nutritious and complete plant based option.
Require resource consents to include environmental improvements such as offsetting, riparian planting and similar measures.
Take urgent action to achieve emissions reduction targets within the timeframes committed to.
Strengthen emergency management preparedness and climate contingency planning and ensure systems and networks can respond when needed.
Support pragmatic, sensible solutions to better manage wastewater and protect and restore the city's biodiversity.
Continue the sustainability committee including measuring emissions annually and publishing a bi-annual sustainability report.
Continue city's $1 million per year low carbon fund with projects business cased to receive funding to reduce carbon in either operations or facilities.
Continue funding the city's earthquake heritage fund where property owners can apply for assistance to seed fund earthquake strengthening.
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