BATHURST Regional Council has been asked to engage a climate science expert share their knowledge with councillors.
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Climate change has been a hot topic among councillors in recent months, driven by the region's dwindling water supply and two notices of motion submitted to council for debate.
Councillor Jess Jennings said the recent discussion indicated that the majority of councillors had "extraordinary low" knowledge of climate science.
For that reason, he wants to have an expert speak to councillors to ensure they were fully informed on a topic before making decisions.
He said it should be treated the same way council treated the health concerns around the 5G network.
Council engaged an expert in this field to speak to staff and councillors via video link to provide information and answer any questions.
"None of us are experts on 5G and so we got an expert opinion," Cr Jennings said.
"And since we got that expert opinion, I haven't heard any challenging voice, or certainly not a dominate voice, in this chamber contradict that world-leading expert."
He said it was particularly important to understand the climate science when council is continuing to lobby the state and federal governments for more money to put towards water security projects.
"Until we have a clear position on what the future climate is going to hold, I really would like to know, for those who are saying climate change is not a problem, what's your argument to the state and federal governments that we need water infrastructure to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars?" he said.
"You're not going to get a cent of it if there's not a problem with the weather."
Already, Bathurst council has received more than $2 million from the NSW Government to put towards water security projects.
The latest cash injection came in November, when council received $10 million for stormwater harvesting and to upgrade the Winburndale pipeline.
