2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council adopted a new governance or decision making process to put tackling the climate emergency at the heart of every council decision made?

Question code
4.5
Section
Governance & Finance
Topic
Climate Change Decision Making
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if climate implications are listed or referenced for all council decisions at full council. Climate implications can be considered through Environmental Implications or an Integrated Impact Assessment if this includes a climate or environmental sub-heading or section.

Second tier criteria met if the council is using a detailed impact assessment tool to assess the climate implications of all council decisions.

Clarifications

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Question performance by council type

Points distribution Northern Irish councils

0 points

9 Northern Irish councils

1 point

1 Northern Irish council

2 points

1 Northern Irish council

Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.

Rising and falling Northern Irish councils

22
councils scored higher in 2025
11
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence Northern Irish councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Belfast City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Mid Ulster District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria