Northern Ireland Councils’ Climate Action Scorecards

2023

Action Scorecards

Climate Emergency UK assessed all UK councils on the actions they've taken towards net zero. The Scorecard assessment consists of 91 questions or less, depending on council type, across 7 different sections, created in consultation with over 90 different organisations and individuals. Each council was marked against these criteria and given a right to reply before the scores underwent a final audit. This work was completed between January and August 2023.

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Council Climate Action Scorecard	Total Score	Building & Heating	Transport	Planning & Land Use	Governance & Finance	Biodiversity	Collaboration & Engagement	Waste Reduction & Food
Northern Ireland average	21% avg	33% avg	7% avg	14% avg	11% avg	38% avg	23% avg	35% avg
This is a top performer council. Belfast City Council	43%	50%	38%	42%	25%	60%	50%	46%
Derry City and Strabane District Council	27%	35%	0%	8%	26%	50%	39%	54%
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council	26%	30%	12%	8%	29%	50%	18%	44%
Ards and North Down Borough Council	20%	35%	0%	8%	6%	40%	18%	46%
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council	19%	30%	12%	8%	10%	40%	23%	21%
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council	19%	35%	0%	17%	7%	40%	18%	28%
Mid Ulster District Council	19%	55%	0%	17%	7%	20%	0%	28%
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council	18%	55%	0%	17%	0%	20%	9%	23%
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council	18%	35%	0%	8%	6%	20%	18%	46%
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council	14%	0%	0%	25%	2%	60%	9%	33%
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council	13%	5%	12%	0%	6%	20%	50%	15%

Total Score
Northern Ireland average	21% avg	3/12 avg	1/9 avg	2/9 avg	3/27 avg	3/6 avg	4/17 avg	3/14 avg
This is a top performer council. Belfast City Council	43%	3/12	3/9	3/9	6/27	4/6	9/17	4/14
Derry City and Strabane District Council	27%	3/12	0/9	1/9	6/27	3/6	6/17	5/14
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council	26%	2/12	1/9	1/9	7/27	3/6	3/17	4/14
Ards and North Down Borough Council	20%	3/12	0/9	2/9	2/27	3/6	2/17	4/14
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council	19%	2/12	1/9	1/9	4/27	3/6	3/17	2/14
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council	19%	3/12	0/9	3/9	3/27	3/6	2/17	3/14
Mid Ulster District Council	19%	4/12	0/9	3/9	3/27	2/6	0/17	3/14
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council	18%	4/12	0/9	3/9	0/27	1/6	2/17	2/14
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council	18%	3/12	0/9	1/9	2/27	2/6	4/17	4/14
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council	14%	0/12	0/9	2/9	1/27	4/6	1/17	4/14
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council	13%	1/12	1/9	0/9	2/27	1/6	7/17	1/14

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