2023 Action Scorecards

Action Scorecards 2023

Question: Has the council lobbied the government for climate action?

Question code
6.3
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Councils lobbying government
Source
FOI
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Criteria met if the council has sent a letter or had a meeting with national or devolved governments calling for the government to take further action, or asking for councils to receive more funding, powers and climate resources to take climate action.

The criteria will be met if councils have worked on specific, climate-related issues, provided climate is cited as a reason to take action. For example, asking for measures to improve local bus provision will meet the criteria if reducing carbon emissions is cited as a reason to do so.

Clarifications

We have chosen the date 1st of January 2022 to ensure that any lobbying has been recent and continued, rather than once every few years.

The criteria will be met if councils have worked on specific, climate-related issues, provided climate is cited as a reason to take action. For example, asking for measures to improve local bus provision will meet the criteria if reducing carbon emissions is cited as a reason to do so.

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0 points

6 Northern Irish councils

1 point

5 Northern Irish councils
CouncilScoreEvidence
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council1/1whatdotheyknow.com
Belfast City Council1/1minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk
Derry City and Strabane District Council1/1whatdotheyknow.com
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council1/1whatdotheyknow.com
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council1/1whatdotheyknow.com
Ards and North Down Borough Council0/1
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council0/1
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council0/1
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council0/1
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council0/1
Mid Ulster District Council0/1