Central Coast Council’s 2019 Climate Change Policy included the following commitment statement: ‘ D2) Embed climate change planning within Council’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework, namely the Community Strategic Plan, Delivery and Operational Plans and Council’s Corporate Plan.’ Like the NSW Audit Office, we do not see any provisions for adaptation to the significant impacts of climate change in Council’s …
The Central Coast Greens express sympathy for the distressing and challenging situation of owners affected by the recent storms on the Central Coast. These events highlight the need for effective policies to address the issues raised by more frequent extreme weather events and sea-level rise due to human-induced climate change while compensating affected residents. The Central Coast Greens have again backed …
We urgently need your help to protect vital habitats on the Coast. We know that climate change has led to more intense, more dangerous and more extensive bushfires than we have ever seen. Fuel load has increased because of longer and more frequent droughts. Hazard reduction is more difficult with fewer safe days, and cuts to services. But what hasn’t …
The Greens, however, back the statements of senior bush fire professionals that hazard reduction has become more difficult due to longer, hotter and dryer conditions leading to fewer safe periods for hazard reduction burns.