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We are committed to making Belfast a resilient net zero economy for everyone.
We are working with partners to reduce Belfast's net carbon emissions by 80 per cent compared to 2005 levels as quickly as possible. In 2022, we adopted these city targets:
Our Resilience Strategy is Belfast's first climate plan. It is the basis of our climate adaptation and mitigation plan.
Through this plan, we are developing others so can can:
You can read our climate aspirations and a vision of what we want Belfast to be as a city in Belfast Resilience Ambitions.
As part of our goal to transition to a low-carbon economy in a generation, we have created two focused plans:
We need to work in collaboration with others on our journey to tackle climate change. To make this possible we have:
We are also setting an example to other organisations and businesses in the city by becoming carbon neutral. We are doing this by:
To develop ideas for tackling climate change and progress climate action, we set up a Resilience and Sustainability Board through our Community planning process. This board has people from key public and community organisations in Belfast to share experience and knowledge on environmental sustainability.
The purpose of the Committee is to meet monthly with the Climate Commissioner to consider the potential implications of climate change for the city of Belfast and make recommendations to the Council on Belfast City Council’s approach to addressing the climate crisis and Council’s role and responsibilities at city level.
Members