New Zealand’s Auckland Council have adopted Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan, which centres on cutting transport emissions, decarbonising the built environment and transitioning to a clean energy system.

The Plan provides a roadmap for reducing emissions to net zero by 2050, via an interim target of 50% emissions reductions by 2030. It adopts a precautionary approach to climate change adaptation where the City will plan and build resilience into its initiatives to prepare for the potentially severe risks associated with climate change.

Actions outlined in the Climate Change Plan relevant to ASBEC’s priorities include:

• Built Environment:
  • Action B1. Ensure our approach to planning and growth aligns with low carbon, resilient outcomes
  • Action B2. Ensure new infrastructure is planned and designed to minimise climate risks and lifecycle emissions
  • Action B3: Ensure the management of existing infrastructure increases climate resilience and reduces emissions
  • Action B4: Identify and deliver alternative water supply options to address population growth and climate change while protecting and enhancing te Mauri o te Wai
  • Action B5: Encourage sustainable design and construction for new buildings
  • Action B6: Deliver and support retrofit programmes to transition to low-carbon, resilient, healthy buildings
  • Action B8: Ensure public spaces support a low carbon, climate resilient Auckland and optimise multi-functional benefits
  • Action B9: Establish and rapidly scale low carbon, resilient precincts across Auckland
• Transport:
  • Action T2. Make travelling by public transport more appealing than using personal vehicles
  • Action T3. Rapidly increase access to bicycles, micro-mobility devices and the safe, connected, and dedicated infrastructure that supports their use
  • Action T4. Rapidly improve safety, connectivity, and amenity of walking infrastructure
  • Action T5. Accelerate the transition of our passenger and light commercial vehicle fleet to low emissions vehicles
  • Action T7. Enhance the resilience of our transport network
• Natural Environment:
  • Action N3: Integrate connected, nature-based solutions in development planning
• Economy:
  • Action E3. Accelerate the decarbonisation of Auckland’s business sector
  • Action E4. Ensure Aucklanders are prepared for the transition to a zero-carbon economy
  • Action E5. Leverage public sector and large business procurement to deliver climate outcomes for Auckland
  • Action E6. Manage our resources to deliver a zero waste, circular economy
• Energy & Industry:
  • Action EN1. Reduce process heat and industrial process emissions in the Auckland region
  • Action EN6: Support energy demand management technologies, tools and techniques to address Auckland’s energy use, including peak loads.

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