Question · Action Scorecards 2025
Criteria met for a ring-fenced fund that a council has created to spend on climate action locally, either in partnership with the council or for other organisations or volunteer and community groups. The fund must fulfill the following criteria:
- The fund is at least £10k in size. Where the overall amount of funding has not been stated, it will be assumed that funds awarding individual grants over £1k in size have a total fund of at least £10k.
- The fund is accessible to community groups, including, where relevant, parish councils.
- The funding has been open to applications at some point since 1st January 2023, in order to include funds released in waves that may not be open at the time of marking.
More general community or environment funds will be included if they specify that climate change and biodiversity/ecological projects will be supported.
This can be a pooled fund between multiple 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.
| Council | Score | Difference2023 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Evidence | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Belfast City Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | No evidence found |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Mid Ulster District Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |