Belfast

How the warming stripes work

Each stripe represents the average temperature for a single year, relative to the average temperature over the period as a whole. Shades of blue indicate cooler-than-average years, while red shows years that were hotter than average. The stark band of deep red stripes on the right-hand side of the graphic show the rapid heating in recent decades.

Climate emergency declared

Oct-19

Local net-zero target date

Not known

Climate Action Plan published

Jun-20

Climate Action Plan scope

Plan covers entire local area

What can we do?

As we know, the climate crisis is already here. The good news is that most of the solutions exist today. What’s really needed is more people to join in locally to make a bigger difference together.

 

Local greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Total emissions in 2021
Emissions reduction (2018 - 21)

High-impact, low-carbon initiatives

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There are some amazing collaborations between local councils, communities and companies. Some examples in/around Belfast:

Titanic Belfast

Making Titanic Belfast as green a tourism destination as possible

Belfast
  • Carbon emissions
  • Waste
  • Built Environment
  • Energy

GENCOMM

GENerating energy secure COMMunities by meeting energy and fuel demands with green hydrogen.

Belfast
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Energy

Hearty Growers

Growing gourmet mushrooms with zero waste on an urban farm in Belfast.

Belfast
  • Carbon emissions
  • Food security & supply
  • Waste
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Circular Economy

RE[act] Sustainable Finance

Identifying sources of sustainable finance for green projects in Belfast (and NI).

Belfast
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Finance
  • Circular Economy

RE[act] Informal Citizens' Assembly

Giving Belfast City's residents a louder voice in the transition towards a greener city.

Belfast
  • Greater fairness
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Circular Economy

RE[act] Building Green

Demonstrating the value of a greener built environment in Belfast's city centre.

Belfast
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Built Environment
  • Energy

RE[act] Active Travel

Supporting Belfast City centre’s transition towards sustainable transport and active travel.

Belfast
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Transport
  • Built Environment
  • Circular Economy

RE[act] Festival

Organising a new festival to inspire and lead a more sustainable Belfast (and NI).

Belfast
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Circular Economy
  • Built Environment
  • Transport

Ten Stories About Food Waste

Raising awareness of the environmental impact of food waste and how to stop it.

Belfast
  • Excessive consumption
  • Food security & supply
  • Waste
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Biodiversity & Nature

Jump The Hedges

Designing bags from reclaimed materials and advocating for more sustainable practices.

Belfast
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Lennoxvale Tree Nursery

Creating a tree nursery in southern Belfast to grow native trees for planting in the community.

Belfast
  • Air pollution
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Forests For Our Future

Planting 18 million trees by 2030 to create 9,000 hectares of new woodland.

Antrim and Newtownabbey
  • Air pollution
  • Biodiversity & Nature

Translink

Transitioning to a zero emissions public transport network in Northern Ireland.

Belfast
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Transport
  • Energy

NI Water Hydrogen Project

Quantifying the benefits of co-locating an electrolyser at a wastewater treatment works.

Belfast
  • Flooding & drought
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Circular Economy

Restorify

Enabling Belfast's citizens to tell their own tree planting story while reforesting their city.

Belfast
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Built Environment
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Parliament Buildings Apiary

Introducing native black bees to the Stormont Estate.

Belfast
  • Air pollution
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Glas-na-Bradan Woodland Creation

Transforming the Belfast Hills into new native woodland with help from the local community.

Antrim and Newtownabbey
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Biodiversity & Nature

Recycling Wind Turbine Blades

Recycling disused turbine blades to help develop green projects.

Belfast
  • Waste
  • Transport
  • Built Environment

The Ogham Grove

Exploring our relationship with our native woodland and environment through a spectacular artwork.

Belfast
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Built Environment

Smart H2

Validating and modelling the renewable H2 value chain and adapting to need.

Antrim and Newtownabbey
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Energy
  • Transport

Native Oyster Restoration

Deploying native oyster nurseries to enhance biodiversity in Northern Ireland.

Antrim and Newtownabbey
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Biodiversity & Nature

Belfast City: One Million Trees

Working with schools, community groups and businesses to make Belfast City a greener place.

Belfast
  • Air pollution
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture