In-house action
Greater Wellington is aiming to curb its in-house greenhouse gas emissions in a plan to help reduce the effects of climate change in the region.
"We've been asking the community to adopt more sustainable lifestyles, so it's vital that we ‘walk the talk'," says Greater Wellington's Chief Executive Dave Benham.
In 2005-06 Greater Wellington produced 6,300 tonnes of greenhouse gas. We aim to reduce our emissions by 18% by 2012, 28% by 2020 and 41% by 2050.
More than three-quarters of the greenhouse gas Greater Wellington produces comes from the electricity needed to pump water to the region's four cities. We'll be investigating more renewable energy options for pumping this water and ways to reduce demand for water.
Other areas for savings are our vehicle fleet, staff commuting, energy used in our buildings and waste.