Links

Key Wellington City Council Strategy Documents

Climate Change Action Plan
Wellington City Council - December 2007.

Environmental Strategy - Protecting and Enhancing Our Natural Environment (290Kb PDF)
Wellington City Council - July 2006.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis and Forecast (101Kb PDF)
Communities for Climate Protection Programme: Milestone One.

Joining Communities for Climate Protection (119Kb PDF)
Built and Natural Environment Committee Report - 3 August 2004.

Local Action Plan for Energy Management and Climate Change (153Kb PDF)
Communities for Climate Protection Programme: Milestone Two - 7 June 2007.

Oil Prices and Peak Oil: Council Response (115Kb PDF)
Strategy and Policy Committee Report - 24 August 2006.

Plans and Policies
Index of the Council's plans and policies.

Responses to Climate Change (89Kb PDF)
Strategy and Policy Committee Report - 24 August 2006.

Strategies 2006 - 2016
Wellington City Council's strategic direction.

Sustainable Development Strategy (128Kb PDF)
Ecological Foundation Report: adopted by Wellington City Council - 17 December 2003.

Towards Carbon Neutrality - a Climate Change Vision for Wellington (137Kb PDF)
Strategy and Policy Committee Report - 7 June 2007.

Government Agencies

Climate Change website
Information on climate change, how to take action to prevent climate change and government initiatives.

Department of Conservation website
Policies, tours, online booking, national parks, and publications.

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority website
Information on becoming energy efficient in the home and at work.

Greater Wellington Regional Council website
Regional Council services and publications, including environmental information.

Landcare Research website
Information on sustainable development and environmental research.

Ministry for the Environment website
Issues, laws and treaties, the state of the environment, and publications.

Smarter Homes website
Information about sustainable home design, building and lifestyle options.

Sustainability website
Information about how to reduce your impact on the environment and save money.

International Agencies

Australia - Department of Climate Change website
Australian Government policies and information on climate change topics.

Australia - Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability website
Research and development of strategies responding to climate change impact.

CSIRO Climate Change Report - Australian Policy Online website
An assessment of climate change in Australia (CSIRO Technical report - October 2007).

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives website
News and services, including the Communities for Climate Protection programme, from the Local Governments for Sustainability association.

Sustainable Development Strategy - UK Sustainable Development website
Securing the Future - UK Government sustainable development strategy.

Environment Strategies in Overseas Cities

CitySmart - Brisbane City Council website
News and advice about sustainability initiatives in Brisbane.

Climate Change Policy- Sustainlane US Government website
Policies, programmes and practices in use in cities in the USA.

Environment Portal - City of Toronto website
Environmental projects, programmes and policies in Toronto.

Environment - Portland Online website
Sustainability news from the City of Portland, Oregon.

Planet Woking - Woking Borough Council website
Information on local environment initiatives in Woking, England.

Salt Lake City Green website
Environmental programmes in Salt Lake City.