At least one NSW council sees climate change as beneficial to its future.
Glen Innes, in the New England Tablelands, is already experiencing burgeoning development and a rising population and believes climate change will stimulate further growth.
"The Tablelands will be a favoured area," said Graham Price, the director of development and environmental services for Glen Innes Severn Council.
"We may well benefit from climate change by seeing warmer winters and a little more rainfall in what is already a high rainfall area.
"That will increase the value of our major industry, agriculture."
Glen Innes has experienced a rash of development recently, including a new Woolworths and a truck stop. A McDonalds is on the way.
After years of decline the town experienced 8pc growth in the 2006 census.
In the past four years $20 million worth of new development has been approved.
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