We’re taking a leading role, working with government, mana whenua and our communities, to protect our region right now and for generations to follow.

We declared a climate emergency in 2019 and set a big, bold target to be carbon neutral by 2030. We’re serious about this. We partner with all sorts of groups, working together to reduce emissions and prepare for the unavoidable effects of climate change. We’re taking action now and planning for big changes ahead, to help us reach our carbon neutral goal.

Interactive tools

Find out what climate change means for you and the region with our interactive tools.

Wellington Region 2050 Emissions Calculator

Sea Level Rise Modelling

Impact maps of climate change

More information

Climate Change Projections for the Wellington Region

Our Action Plans

Organisational Climate Emergency Action Plan

As an organisation we have declared a climate emergency and formally established a target to become "carbon neutral" by 2030.

Regional Climate Emergency Action Plan

The climate emergency declaration encompasses everything we are doing to combat climate change including emissions from the Wellington region as a whole and adapting to…

Work from our Action Plans

Recloaking Papatūānuku (Recloaking Mother Earth)

Impacts on our region

We are already seeing the impacts of climate change on our region and these will continue to become more apparent over time.

What we are doing

We have established a new Council committee for this triennium, the Climate Committee, to put climate action front and centre of Greater Wellington’s governance and activities. The purpose of the…
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Get in touch

Phone:
0800496734
Email:
info@gw.govt.nz