2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council passed a motion to ban high carbon advertising and sponsorship?

Question code
6.11
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Communications - advertising
Source
National Data
Question weight
High

Criteria

Criteria met if the council has passed a motion to ban high carbon advertising on ad sites it controls by introducing a low carbon advertising and sponsorship policy or similar, or updated their existing advertising and sponsorship policies to include high carbon products.

Clarifications

High carbon advertising includes advertisements for products and activities that emit high amounts of CO2 emissions such as fossil fuels and fossil fuel companies, diesel, petrol and hybrid car engines and air travel.

Question performance by council type

Points distribution Northern Irish councils

0 points

11 Northern Irish councils

1 point

0 Northern Irish councils

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

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Scores and evidence Northern Irish councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Belfast City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Ulster District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria