Whakatū Nelson Climate Change Strategy

Global efforts to address climate change are falling short. Whakatū Nelson must rapidly address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing resilience to climate disruption.

What we do now is crucial for determining our future. Tackling global greenhouse gas emissions will require coordination at an unprecedented scale – every community, city and country needs to do their part. Although Nelson’s greenhouse gas emissions are small in the global context, what we do in our city matters.

As the effects of climate change are increasingly being felt in Whakatū Nelson, it is crucial that we take action now to reduce the disruption that climate change will cause to our lives and the things we care about.

When it comes to the climate, we're all on the same team. We all share responsibility to act now, particularly for future generations who will be impacted the most by climate change.

The Whakatū Nelson Climate Change Strategy is our path forward. It shows all of us – Council, businesses, landowners, community groups, iwi and whānau, individuals – the roles we can play in tackling climate change. It is our collective roadmap to reduce emissions and prepare for unavoidable changes. It asks us to meet the needs of today without borrowing from tomorrow.