NET ZERO AND CLIMATE AMBITION STATEMENT

Mid Ulster District Council will shortly publish its draft Climate and Sustainability Action Plan from 2024 – 2028.  With this plan, Mid Ulster District Council wants to be an example of leadership through the ambition to achieve net zero by 2050 with an interim target of achieving a 20% reduction in carbon emissions by 2028. 

Our vision is:

"Leading our community to create a sustainable and resilient future where environmentally friendly practices and collective efforts ensure a thriving rural community for generations to come."

We are committed to achieving that by 2050 through the following goals:

• Reducing the Council’s operational emissions to Net Zero with an interim target of a 20% reduction by 2028
• Leading the way to a Net Zero District and supporting the local community in its journey to Net Zero
• The Council’s staff becoming climate and sustainability literate
• Planning and developing sustainable and resilient assets
• Replacing the Council’s vehicles and heating systems with zero / low-emissions versions

Mid Ulster District Council’s ambition for net zero will be to reduce emissions by mitigation first. To support this, after establishing a baseline of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, we will aim for at least a 90% reduction in operational and supply chain emissions by 2050.   The remaining 10% of residual emissions must be neutralised by the same year.  Mid Ulster District Council is putting the resources in place to achieve success with meeting this goal and has initially allocated £500,000 per year over the next 4 years for climate action and transformation in the Capital Programme up to March 2027.