Our actions and priorities aim to protect our community from the worst impacts of climate change.
04 A green and sustainable community
Council will partner with the community, other agencies and all levels of government to prioritise environmental initiatives and take urgent action to reduce emissions and waste in order to protect public health, strengthen the economy and become a city that mitigates and adapts to climate change.
Strategic priorities
- embed climate change action in everything we do to support the transition towards zero net emissions from Council by 2025;
- create opportunities for our community to act on climate change to progress towards zero net emissions by 2030;
- increase our tree canopy and expand private and public greening initiatives; and
- work with our community to understand the human impacts of climate change and the adaptation strategies that may be required to minimise the social, health and economic impacts.
Related strategies and plans
Climate action
Climate change is a key focus for us. We’re working on a range of initiatives to reduce our carbon emissions and minimise the impacts of climate change.
