Climate change adaptation
Alternative labels
Climate resilience
Adaptive capacity
Case study
Te Ang Maitoro: cooling Kiribati and Samoa
This report puts forward a small number of renewable energy initiatives that have the potential to improve sustainable development and resilience in both countries and strengthen the robustness of their electricity sectors.
Report
Policies for a resilient net zero emissions economy
Climate change is a systematic risk to investment returns, financial stability, communities and economies. The decisions that governments, investors, companies and individuals make today will have a material impact on the superannuation returns of millions of Australians and New Zealanders. A managed transition to net zero emissions and actions to build resilience to the impacts...
Report
Building resiliency through green infrastructure: a community wealth building approach
This report provides suggests ways for cities to build better relationships with our natural assets through green infrastructure at the same time as fostering stronger, more resilient communities.
Discussion paper
The role of innovation in getting to carbon zero: What place is there for next generation energy such as ‘green hydrogen’?
‘Green hydrogen’ is hydrogen which is generated from renewable electricity by electrolysis. ‘Brown hydrogen’ is that which is generated from fossil fuel. In this paper, the author discusses the role that 'green hydrogen' can play in helping New Zealand decrease carbon emissions.
Report
Electric vehicle ready local government fleets
This report summarises the findings from the, “Electric Vehicle Ready Local Government Fleets” project undertaken by ClimateWorks Australia. The key objective of this project was to increase electric vehicle uptake in Victorian local government fleets.