Climate Action Committee
Committee responsibilities
The Climate Action Committee is responsible for:
- receiving scientific evidence and mātauranga Māori to inform strategic leadership on how the Waikato region could achieve climate change mitigation and adaptation
- informing the development of climate change adaptation and mitigation objectives, share information, and facilitate collaborative action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for climate change impacts.
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
Meeting information
The future meeting dates and times published on this page are unconfirmed until the publication of the agenda.
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Livestreaming
Livestreams provide an overview of the proceedings of the meeting and are not intended to clearly identify on all occasions who is speaking or other details. The meeting is webcast from one fixed position and does not move to each speaker or zoom in and out. Those with a particular interest are encouraged to view the Teams recordings available within two working days from the date of the the meeting and the meeting minutes which are available as soon as possible on this page.
2025 Meetings
| Date and time | Documents | Recording |
| Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 9.30am |
Item 7.2 – Climate Action Roadmap update June - December 2024 |
Recording |
| Thursday, 15 May 2025, 9.30am | ||
| Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 9.30am |
2024 Meetings
| Date and time | Documents | Recording |
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Thursday, 22 February 2024, 9.30am |
Recording 1 | |
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Thursday, 23 May 2024, 9.30am |
Recording 1 | |
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Wednesday,28 August 2024, 9.30am |
This meeting has been cancelled. | |
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Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9.30am |
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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.
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