Climate Action Committee

Meeting information

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Committee members •
2025 Meetings •
2024 Meetings •
2023 Meetings •
2022 Meetings •
Presentations on climate change (videos)

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Committee members

Membership: Cr Jennifer Nickel (Chair), Cr Tipa Mahuta (Deputy Chair), Cr Mich’eal Downard, Cr Benjamin Dunbar-Smith, Cr Clyde Graf, Cr Stuart Kneebone

Council Chair: Cr Pamela Storey

Alternates: Cr Bruce Clarkson

2025 Meetings

Date and time	Documents	Recording
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 9.30am
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 9.30am
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 9.30am

2024 Meetings

Date and time	Documents	Recording
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 9.30am	Agenda Presentation Minutes	Recording #1
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 9.30am	Agenda Minutes	Recording #1
Wednesday,28 August 2024, 9.30am	This meeting has been cancelled.
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9.30am	Agenda Presentation: Renewable Energy Update Presentation: Items 6.2-6.6 Minutes	Recording #1 Recording #2

2023 Meetings

Date and time	Documents	Recording
28 February 2023, 1.00pm	Agenda Minutes	Recording
13 June 2023, 1.00pm	Agenda 7. Presentation Minutes	Recording
29 August 2023, 9.30am	Agenda 5. Presentation 6. Presentation 7. Presentation Minutes	Recording
28 November 2023, 10.00am	CANCELLED

2022 Meetings

Date and time	Documents	Meeting Recordings
Thursday, 10 March 2022 - 9.30am	Agenda Minutes	Recording #1 Recording #2
Thursday, 9 June 2022 - 9.30am	Agenda Minutes	Recording
Thursday, 8 September 2022 - 9.30am	Agenda 4. Presentation 5. Presentation 6. Presentation 7. Presentation 8. Presentation Minutes	Recording #1 Recording #2
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 10.30am (Extraordinary)	Agenda Minutes	Recording

Presentations on climate change

Waikato Regional Council has a guest speaker at every Climate Action Committee meeting. These presentations are recorded and can be viewed below.

Leasing from nature – by Belinda Storey

Climate change is imposing a time limit on the use of infrastructure and real estate in locations exposed to escalating hazards in Aotearoa New Zealand, such as rising sea levels. Climate economist Belinda Storey presents on the impact of escalating hazards on infrastructure, property prices and insurance availability, and the development of a new model for valuing property under climate change called “climate leases”. Belinda is the managing director of Climate Sigma and Whakahura: Extreme Events and the Emergence of Climate Change, a five year, $10-million research programme funded by MBIE.

New approaches to financing biodiversity restoration and climate action – by Dr David Hall

We need to restore our indigenous biodiversity at pace and scale to improve water quality and achieve emissions reduction and adaptation. Dr David Hall, co-founder of Mōhio’s Climate Innovation Lab, shares his ideas about innovative funding approaches to help achieve this.

Discover the fastest path to zero – by Dr Paul Winton

What are the most achievable pathways to strengthen the Waikato economy and meet our zero emissions targets? According to Dr Paul Winton of the 1point5 Project, transport is the one sector that would make biggest impact, after planting trees and reducing agricultural emissions. He presents his model for Auckland city and shows how to accelerate the decarbonisation of a transport system.