Climate change reports

An overview of climate change

 An overview of climate change and possible consequences for Gisborne district (PDF 600kb)
by Lousie Savage

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We are now entering a new era of climate instability that will see changes to land, water and air, in fact all the components making up our natural environment. I prefer the phrase 'climate instability to 'global warming'. The latter is a little misleading because we will experience weather and climate extremes that at times will appear to buck the trend of 'global warming'.

An update on climate change

An update on climate change: new developments since 2006 in climate science and legistation (PDF 1MB)
By Louise Savage

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This report looks mainly at what has changed in the past 2-and-a-bit years. Its purpose is to guide council in preparation of its Long Term Council Community Plan (Ten Year Plan) and assist the wider community understanding.