A local climate action group has taken Thames-Coromandel District Council to court over its decision to not sign the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) climate change declaration. Hauraki Coromandel Climate Action wants the decision to be declared unlawful by the High Court. It also seeks an order that TCDC must reconsider the decision after properly taking account of the global consensus that we face a climate emergency, the Local Government Act decision-making requirements, and its own policies and plans relating to climate change and engagement with its communities.
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Tag: sea level rise
Sea Level Rise Coastal Hazard Planning Begins in Thames Coromandel
Thames-Coromandel councillors were briefed last week on the coastal hazard work planned around the Peninsula in the next two or three years. The Council has engaged a Netherlands-based consulting firm called Royal HaskoningDHV to lead this shoreline management planning work which will assess the risks from climate change and sea level rise, and develop adaptation plans. Read More »
1-in-20 Chance of 2m of Sea Level Rise
Today I gave a presentation to Thames Coromandel District Council about the latest research on sea level rise from the world’s ice sheet experts. These experts say there is a 1 in 20 chance of 2 m of sea level rise by 2100. This is double the figure used in Government guidance for councils in New Zealand of 1m.Read More »
Government’s Sea Level Projections Must Rise
Government projections for sea level rise for 2100 used by councils for planning and adaptation may need to be doubled to 2 m according to new research from the world’s leading experts on Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.Read More »
Councils Declare Climate Emergency
Today both Environment Canterbury (ECAN) and Nelson City Council declared a ‘climate emergency’. Christchurch City Council will likely follow on Monday, and a snowball effect will mean many more councils will make similar declarations in coming weeks and months. Thames Coromandel District Council meanwhile remains mired in climate science denial.Read More »
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