By Jake Roos, 5 September 2022
Kāpiti Coast District Council have opened a survey to get locals’ views on setting a target and plan to reduce the district’s greenhouse gas emissions. This is a tricky business because the district council has a limited degree of influence on emitting activities in the district. Many other local authorities have set plans like this, for example Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington and Lower Hutt Cities. Auckland’s plan has been running the longest (8 years) and their emissions have continued to rise all through this time. However, it is our view better to have a target and plan like this than not have one, especially if we can learn from others’ experiences and put our effort into the right places.
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