Lower Hutt 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.
Engage in dialogue with residents and implement forward-thinking district plan policies to limit intensification in flood and sea level rise-prone areas.
Explore cost-neutral food and organic waste re-use to preserve landfill space and reduce methane emissions.
Continue council energy-efficiency measures in any new projects to lower long-term running costs and emissions.
Commit to ensuring council is climate neutral by 2050.
Build inclusive and resilient neighbourhoods that can help each other in emergency.
Commit to replacing all water infrastructure by 2035.
Commit to energy efficient upgrades to reduce emissions and costs, replacing street and council lights with LED.
Commit to futureproof the community through upgrading infrastructure and flood protection from climate change.
Continue community initiatives and partnerships for community gardens, waste reduction projects and local connections.
Embed the Treaty of Waitangi into all policies and partner in good faith with Māori.
Agree with community the benchmark for best practice.
Work with community toward universal values of kaitiakitanga and whanaungatanga for self-reliance and collective support for change.
Engage in dialogue with residents and implement forward-thinking district plan policies to limit intensification in flood and sea level rise-prone areas.
Explore cost-neutral food and organic waste re-use to preserve landfill space and reduce methane emissions.
Continue council energy-efficiency measures in any new projects to lower long-term running costs and emissions.
Commit to ensuring council is climate neutral by 2050.
Build inclusive and resilient neighbourhoods that can help each other in emergency.
Commit to replacing all water infrastructure by 2035.
Commit to energy efficient upgrades to reduce emissions and costs, replacing street and council lights with LED.
Commit to futureproof the community through upgrading infrastructure and flood protection from climate change.
Continue community initiatives and partnerships for community gardens, waste reduction projects and local connections.
Embed the Treaty of Waitangi into all policies and partner in good faith with Māori.
Agree with community the benchmark for best practice.
Work with community toward universal values of kaitiakitanga and whanaungatanga for self-reliance and collective support for change.
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