Climate Change
Last updated: 10 Mar, 2025 12:07pm
Strategy Review
Our Projects
What can I do?
Ruamahanga Strategy
Projection
Dashboard
Climate Change Strategy Review
Thanks to all those who took some time to have their say on our Climate Change Strategy Consultation. We’re currently collating all feedback and finalising the strategy before it is presented back to the Policy & Projects Committee on Wednesday 9 April.
In the meantime, you can view the entire the draft strategy here.
Council Projects
Carterton District Council has committed to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Climate change mitigation means reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change adaptation means adapting to the impacts of climate change such as increased flooding risks.
What can I do?
I am a resident
As a resident, there are many things you can do. A good place to start is to measure your carbon footprint to understand your greenhouse gas emissions.
MEASURE
- Future Fit: Provides a personalised actions that can help you reduce your footprint.
- Carbon Neutral NZ Trust household calculator
- Ekos calculators – Lifestyle calculator for individuals and households
REDUCE
- GenLess: Everyday life
- GenLess: At home
- GenLess: On the move
- Assess and improve the health of your house: Healthy Home Kit
I am a farmer
Farmers have a huge role to play in both climate change mitigation and adaptation.
He Waka Eke Noa is a five-year programme that will equip farmers and growers with the information, tools and support they need to reduce emissions and build resilience to climate change.
MEASURE
- Future Fit: Provides personalised actions that can help you reduce your footprint.
- Carbon Neutral NZ Trust: Household calculator.
- Ekos calculators: Lifestyle calculator for individuals and households.
REDUCE
- GenLess: Everyday life
- GenLess: At home
- GenLess: On the move
- Assess and improve the health of your house: Healthy Home Kit
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We are a business
As a business, there are many things you can do. A good place to start is to measure your carbon footprint to understand your greenhouse gas emissions. The climate action toolbox can help your business reduces its carbon emissions.
MEASURE
- Carbon Neutral NZ Trust: Business Calculator
- Ekos Calculators for businesses, schools and events
REDUCE
- GenLess: For Business
CLIMATE ACTION TOOLBOX
- Business.govt.nz: Climate
Ruamāhanga Strategy
The Ruamāhanga Strategy outlines what meaningful action we can take to reduce the effects of climate change in their daily council operations.
It was first adopted in 2020 and revised in 2021.
- Volume 1: Strategy
- Volume 2: Action Plan
Wairarapa climate change projection
NIWA and GWRC released their most recent climate change assumptions for Wairarapa in September 2021. Those assumptions help us understand what our Districts will look like depending on greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere.
Carterton Emissions Inventory
Visit the Greater Wellington website for an Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions inventory for Carterton, compiled on behalf of Greater Wellington Regional Council for our District.
The latest full report is for the 2021/22 year [July 2021 to June 2022]. Find out more at gw.govt.nz/monitoring-emissions.