Public Body Climate Change Mitigation Reporting
This page is to assist public bodies who are required to report under The Climate Change (Reporting Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024, and those who wish to voluntarily report.
It provides information on climate change mitigation reporting, including a link to DAERA's online reporting portal along with its associated guidance and other supporting documentation.
Climate Change Mitigation Reports
Under the Regulations, climate change mitigation reports are required and submitted to DAERA on a 3-yearly basis.
For this first reporting round, a public body’s mitigation report will:
- set the baseline year for greenhouse gas emissions* (GHG) covering the financial year beginning 1st April 2024 and ending 31st March 2025;
- contain the amounts and sources of GHG emissions for that financial year; and
- contain the proposals and policies for reducing emissions in the exercise of its functions and the timescales for implementation.
* Reporting on scope 1 and scope 2 emissions is required. Reporting on scope 3 emissions is voluntary, but it is encouraged.
Deadline for Submission
The first mitigation reports are due to be submitted to DAERA by 31st October 2025.
Access to the Reporting Portal
The department has developed a reporting portal for public bodies to assist them in meeting their mitigation reporting duties.
The reporting portal is the format by which the public bodies must submit their report to DAERA and it can be accessed through the following weblink:
Climate Change Public Body Reporting Portal
Registering and Signing into the Reporting Portal
There are a series of steps and prompts to follow to enable access to the reporting portal:
- first register for either a Government Gateway (recommended) or NIDA account using your public body organisation work email address;
- link your orgnisation with your Government Gateway or NIDA account; and
- sign in to the reporting portal.
How to register and sign in (videos)
The following videos have been produced to help public bodies register and sign in to the reporting portal with either Government Gateway or NIDA.
Registering and signing in with Government Gateway
Registering and signing in with NIDA
Guidance
Climate change mitigation reporting guidance along with its supporting annexes and a document on navigating the reporting portal with key information, hints and tips can be found at:
Guidance and Supporting Documents
Training
The following weblink provides information on the training event undertaken by DAERA to help public bodies collect data in regard to their climate change mitigation reporting duties. Further information including the presentation slides and accompanying video can be found at:
Greenhouse Gas Accounting Training Event - 28th May 2025
Further Information
Further information on public body reporting, including who should report, the importance of reporting and information on adaptation, etc. can be found at:
Public Body Reporting on Climate Change
DAERA’s Public Body Reporting Team
If you have any queries on the content of this page or any other related elements of climate change mitigation reporting, please contact DAERA’s Public Body Reporting Team at:
Email: ClimatePBR@daera-ni.gov.uk
Telephone: 028 9081 6611