📢The Department for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs (DAERA) have launched a 16-week consultation on their draft Climate Action Plan, which is a legal requirement of the Climate Change Act (2022). 👏Minister Muir emphasised that “This isn’t just a plan. It’s a

📃DAERA published NI's greenhouse gas statistical report for 1990-2023 on the 10th of June. 🔎The statistical bulletin highlights: 🔸NI's net GHG emissions were 18.2 million tonnes (Carbon Dioxide equivalent). The gross emissions were 20.1 MtCO2e with a 1.9 MtCO2e offset

📣Funding call! MACC Hub have launched their Flexible Funding and invite the following groups to attend their virtual sandpit session on Tues 8th July (10am-12pm) to learn more: Researchers, community groups, local authorities, businesses, and third sector organisations The

Our June newsletter just dropped! Here are some of this month's headlines: 🔸The draft third NI Climate Change Adaptation Programme (NICCAP3) consultation is open for 8 weeks - have your say! 🔸On the same note, NI's first draft Climate Action Plan has been announced and is

👏The BluePrint project supported an All-Island Learning Exchange between Derry City and Strabane District Council and Mayo County Council to capture learnings from the artistic co-creation process for Local Authorities to access. 🤝Funded by Creative Ireland, the BluePrint

The Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub invites you to a critical and timely webinar exploring the concept of vulnerability in climate adaptation. This session will interrogate how vulnerability is framed, the implications of these framings, and how we might

🗣️Have your say in our consultation on Third NI Climate Adaptation Programme 👉NICCAP3 sets out actions required to improve our climate change resilience over next 5 yrs 🗓️Deadline: 4 Aug 2025 🔗daera-ni.gov.uk/consultations/… nidirect NI Executive nibusinessinfo Belfast City Council Dept of Finance

✨The MTG-S1 launched by EUMETSAT, will orbit focused on Europe to provide data allowing for enhanced weather forecasting. 👏It is the second satellite as part of a series of six which will revolutionise weather forecasting, improving its accuracy across Europe for the next 20

👏The UK is now more than half way (50.4%) to achieving a net zero carbon economy, meaning it has reduced its national emissions significantly compared to 1990. ⚖There are many ‘tipping points’ in relation to climate change – not all bad. Examples of positive tipping points

❗️Reminder that the draft Third Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (NICCAP3) is out for public consultation. Individuals can respond to the consultation and only have to complete the most relevant sections. The consultation closes on Monday 4th August 2025 so

The draft Climate Action Plan is currently open for public consultation. DAERA is also hosting a number of consultation events to support engagement with the consultation across Northern Ireland - find out more here: consultations2.nidirect.gov.uk/daera/climate-…

Green skills are in high demand and will be vital to achieve net-zero. Every industry has a responsibility to reskill and upskill employees to meet the demands of a sustainable future. The 2025 Northern Ireland Green Skills Conference will be held at the Europa Hotel in Belfast,

A couple of lunchtime lectures for anyone interested in Climate Projections and/or Climate Disinformation... UK Climate Projections Webinar Series - July 2025 In this webinar, hear from Keith Jones (National Trust) about “Blending climate data with a neurological approach for

👏The UK Climate Change Committee’s 2025 Progress Report to Parliament highlights meaningful strides in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, which have now fallen by over 50% since 1990. 🔸Emissions continued to decline in 2024, driven by the phase-out of coal, growth in renewable

🌦️The State of the UK Climate 2024 report has been published in the International Journal of Climatology. 🔸The report provides robust evidence of the UK’s changing climate and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events. 🔸These trends are consistent with broader global

Have an interest in the Agriculture sector? Help to shape the plan to reduce emissions It's important to support decarbonisation, improve environmental sustainability, enhance productivity, achieve stronger resilience &an effective functioning supply chain daera-ni.gov.uk/climate-action…

Funding Opportunity Closing Friday (8th Aug)! The MACC Hub is taking Expressions of Interest for funding awards of up to £55'000. This funding call aims to catalyse transformational climate adaptation across the UK by supporting innovative, place-based adaptation projects. To