The Tasman region, like many other parts of the world, is facing the impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels, increasing temperatures, and more frequent extreme weather events are just some of the challenges that we face. We must act now to reduce emissions, prepare for current and future impacts, and respond to the effects we are already experiencing.
We adopted our first Climate Action Plan in 2019.
We have recently reviewed this plan and developed a comprehensive draft Tasman Climate Response Strategy and Action Plan, to guide our efforts to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The draft budgets included within the Action Plan part of the document show where the Council proposes to invest in climate action over the next 10 years.
The Tasman Climate Action Plan 2019 set internal emissions targets in line with the direction provided by the Government’s Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill:
The draft Tasman Climate Response Strategy and Action Plan targets have been updated to include emissions from the wider Tasman District:
Note:
Targets 1 and 2 are the government targets specified in the Emissions Reduction Plan and therefore apply to both the entire Tasman District and Council's activities.
Target 3 specifies interim targets for Council's emissions for intervening years (these also align with the percentage reduction set out in the government’s first three emissions budgets).
The Council knows how important reducing our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are, and we are committed to reducing our own footprint in our Climate Action Plan.
You can read our inventory reports here:
We will continue to report on our emissions annually and update you on this page.
We’re working on a project aiming to enable our Tasman Bay / Te Tai o Aorere and Golden Bay/Mohua communities to work towards long-term adaptive planning for sea level rise and coastal hazards.
At this early stage, the focus of the programme has been on raising awareness, developing a common understanding of the information and gathering your feedback on what you value that may be affected by sea level rise and coastal hazards. This will help us understand what is most important to people and communities, and will help inform options for future coastal management.
Read more here: Coastal Management
