On 5 October 2018, the Northern Territory Government released the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Opportunities in the Northern Territory Discussion Paper. As part of an 8-week public consultation process, targeted stakeholder consultations are taking place across the Northern Territory in the form of sectoral and bilateral meetings.

The objectives of the stakeholder meetings are to reignite the conversation from the previous Northern Territory Climate Change Policy and to seek input from community, government and industry to develop a Northern Territory Climate Change Strategy.

On 23 October, a Built Environment sectoral meeting was held at the Northern Australia Development Office in Darwin. Attendees ranged from key representatives of building, real estate, urban and infrastructure planning and building management in the Northern Territory.

Some of the key comments from the meeting include a greater need for energy efficiency, appropriate building design principles for the NT and supportive policies, the need for increased awareness among residents and business challenges for outdoor workers in the construction industry.

The Northern Territory Government will publicly release a summary of the key comments from all meetings on the website https://haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/climatechange after the end of the consultation period. The feedback and comments from the public will be used to inform the Draft Climate Change Strategy, which is planned for release for further public consultation in early 2019.

The Northern Territory Government notes that it is clear from the consultation meetings that climate change is an important issue for the sector, and appreciates the engagement of all participants to date. If anyone would like to provide further comment they are encouraged to make a submission or complete the survey online at https://haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/climatechange.