Climate Change Roadmap
The Far North District Council Climate Change Roadmap April 2020 outlines a broad approach to climate change, including goals and associated guiding principles. The roadmap also presents proposed action plans in four focus areas involving mitigation and adaptation. These are:
- "Walking the talk” Council reduces its carbon emissions
- “Reducing our carbon emissions together” Supporting our communities to achieve zero carbon by 2050
- “Prudent future proofing” Council adapts to climate change
- “Developing resilience” Help our communities prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Far North District Council Climate Change Roadmap
Progress update
- Council signed the Local Government Leaders Declaration in 2017 with a commitment to “develop and implement ambitious action plans” for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- Council adopted a Climate Change Roadmap in April 2020
- Implementation of sustainable procurement policy in December 2020
- As a member of Climate Adaptation Te Tai Tokerau (CATT), council adopted Te Tai Tokerau Climate Adaptation Strategy in April 2022.
- Commissioned emissions assessment of the council and continue to measure this to review our progress.
- Established a Climate Action and Resilience Team to advance mitigation and adaptation as identified in the Climate Change Roadmap.
- Undertook a District-wide multicriteria risk analysis for Climate Change in November 2023.
- Climate Action Policy was endorsed by Te Kuaka - Te Ao Māori Committee on 28 November 2023 and by the Council on 11 December 2023.
- Developed a draft community adaptation programme in December 2023
- Developed an adaptation methodology and guidance manual in December 2023.
Next steps:
- Establish a climate action reference group to drive climate action policy implementation, develop plans, assess risks, and conduct monitoring and evaluation in early 2024.
- Reduce council's emissions and support communities to reduce their emissions ongoing.
- Implement the adaptation programme and start early community engagement in early 2024.