Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2009-2014
Hutt City Council has developed a Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2009-2014 and is seeking your views on the strategy.
The strategy has been developed by Hutt City Council with the purpose of:
- Identifying major environmental sustainability issues for Hutt City and developing actions for responding to these; and
- Positioning Hutt City Council as a leader in environmental sustainability within the community.
The strategy is primarily focused on how Hutt City Council will contribute towards improving the city’s environmental sustainability over the next five years. In the strategy, environmental sustainability means the sustainability of the natural physical environment and the use of natural resources. In dealing with these issues, the primary areas of focus for the strategy are the following:
Climate change concerns are related to each of these areas either through contributing to greenhouses gas emissions, or by being affected by it.
Consequently, it has not been dealt with as a separate issue. Within these areas, the focus of the strategy is not on adapting to climate change, but on mitigation.
For further information, please contact Symond Ross on (04) 570 6713 or at Symond.Ross@huttcity.govt.nz.