What percentage of the council's overall staff work on implementing their Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects?

Criteria

Three-tier criteria
Criteria met if there are multiple staff members employed on 3 days a week or more to be working on the council's Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects equating to a given % of the overall council staff team.

First tier criteria met if more than or equal to 0.5% but less than 1% of council staff work on implementing a councils' Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects.

Second tier criteria met if more than or equal to 1% but less than 2% of council staff work on implementing a councils' Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects.

Third tier criteria met if more than or equal to 2% of council staff work on implementing a councils' Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects

Clarifications

Staff is defined as all directly employed council staff (excluding sub/contractors and agency staff). We accept contractors for the role of biodiversity planning officer as long as they are equivalent to 3 days or more per week.

Points distribution Northern Irish councils

0 points

7 Northern Irish councils

10 in 2023

▼-3

1 point

3 Northern Irish councils

1 in 2023

▲2

2 points

1 Northern Irish council

0 in 2023

▲1

3 points

0 Northern Irish councils

0 in 2023

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.

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