Belfast City Council Climate and City Resilience Committee - September 2026

What to Expect

The Climate and City Resilience Committee meets monthly to oversee Belfast City Council’s climate action plan, sustainability policies, waste and recycling strategy, and the city’s wider resilience to issues such as flooding and severe weather. The September 2026 meeting takes place on Thursday 10 September at 5.15pm in the Lavery Room at City Hall, resuming the committee’s regular cycle after the summer recess. Officers typically present progress updates against the council’s published climate targets, along with reports on individual projects such as active travel schemes, tree planting, and energy efficiency programmes in council buildings. The meeting is open to the public and broadcast live, and councillors debate and vote on recommendations before they are referred to full council. Climate policy has become one of the more closely watched areas of council business in recent years, with residents, environmental groups and local businesses all taking an interest in how Belfast plans to meet its emissions targets, so meetings can draw more public and media attention than some of the council’s other standing committees. The committee also scrutinises how climate considerations are factored into other council decisions, from procurement and building standards to transport and planning policy, giving it a role that overlaps with several other parts of council business.

Good to Know

• Date: Thursday 10 September 2026, 5.15pm, resuming the monthly cycle after the summer recess.
• Venue: Lavery Room, City Hall, Donegall Square North, Belfast.
• Free and open to the public, no booking required.
• Live webcast available at belfastcity.public-i.tv for anyone who cannot attend in person.
• Meetings are held in hybrid format, with members attending in person or remotely.
• Supporting documents and the full agenda are published in advance at minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk.

Getting There

City Hall is in central Belfast on Donegall Square, easily reached by Translink bus and rail services from across County Antrim, with Metro and Glider stops directly outside.