Changing roofs to a lighter, more reflective colour seems like an obvious fix as NSW prepares for a hotter climate. FloodsThe tension between the need to provide more housing and climate change is particularly clear when it comes to flood planning. The buffer for climate change was three metres, taking the flood planning level to about the one-in-500-year mark. In April, the NSW Land and Environment Court upheld a developer’s appeal against Clarence Valley Council refusing a proposed major residential subdivision in Yamba. Get to the heart of what’s happening with climate change and the environment.