KTC director of infrastructure and environment Brendan Pearce said the policy will explain what climate change is and how it will affect Katherine and the NT.

He said it will include what the KTC can do to reduce emissions in the region and adapt the town to a warming climate.

"It will include mitigation and adaptation strategies, and develop a framework for assessing climate change risks," he said.

"It will detail actions that Council can do, or intend to do, to address the planned Zero Net Emission target by 2050 as set by the Northern Territory Government."

Mr Pearce said the policy will link to other council initiatives on sustainability.

"It will link to other initiatives like the recently adopted Sustainable Events Policy," he said.

"It will potentially impact many other Council policies."

The policy will be open to public consultation at some point next year before it is adopted by the KTC.

This comes as the council elects a new mayor on Tuesday night to replace Fay Miller, who left the position last month.

The council attracted criticism earlier this year over its management of the Territory Day tyre fire deal with the NT Environment Protection Authority.

The NT Environment Centre recently called for greater investment in solar and renewable energy after the NT government pledged to expand the gas industry in its efforts to revive the economy.

The government singled out the Beetaloo Basin as especially important to their plans.

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