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Communities for Climate Protection - New Zealand

CCP-NZ was a voluntary programme which aimed to empower local councils to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their own operations and from their communities.  The programme ran from July 2004 until June 2009.

CCP-NZ was a New Zealand Government initiative and funded by the Ministry for the Environment. The programme was delivered by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives – Australia/New Zealand (ICLEI-A/NZ). It was supported by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) and was part of the international Cities for Climate Protection® (CCP®) campaign.

CCP-NZ and its benefits

The CCP-NZ Programme provided a strategic framework for councils to use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The programme aimed to reduce emissions from each councils' own operations, as well as influence reductions in their wider communities.

CCP-NZ assisted councils to identify measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions such as:

  • saving energy and promoting sustainable energy
  • increasing sustainable transport
  • enhancing urban design
  • reducing emissions from landfills
  • supporting adoption of low-carbon technology.

A key strength of CCP-NZ is that it led to quantifiable results for the environment. Implementing the programme also improved the quality of life for community members and frequently garnered financial savings.

CCP-NZ Framework

Once a council became a CCP-NZ participant, the council would then undertake and complete five milestones.

  • Milestone 1. Conduct a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, analysis and forecast.
  • Milestone 2. Set emission reduction goals.
  • Milestone 3. Develop a local action plan to achieve these goals.
  • Milestone 4. Implement and quantify the benefits of policies and measures in the action plan.
  • Milestone 5. Monitor progress towards the reduction goal.

In New Zealand the five milestones provided a framework that could accommodate district, city and regional councils.

Further information

For further information, visit the CCP-NZ Programme website.

Last updated: 5 February 2008