2. Our Vision & Mission Statement

Sligo County Council have been taking a range of actions across all functions and services to tackle climate change and are uniquely positioned to provide robust leadership in climate action and to create a climate resilient, vibrant, and sustainable county.

It is important that our Plan has a unifying Vision which reflects a desired and shared perspective of the future in a climate resilient and climate neutral future, that will unite all key stakeholders and inspire action.

Our indicative Vision for Sligo County Council is:

Sligo will be a proactive county in addressing climate change and a model of best practice in climate action with sustainability central to all areas of life.

(Goal No. 3 from Sligo Local Economic & Community Plan 2023-2030 Pg. XV of Introduction)

The Vision for our Plan recognises that Sligo County Council occupies a pivotal position to deliver on national policy at community level, while understanding that climate actions and impacts from climate change will not be the same for all sectors. The Vision is therefore supported by a number of key strategic goals:

1. Achieving our carbon emission reduction target of 51% for 2030; progressing to the 2050 target for carbon neutrality and reducing climate impacts 
2. Enabling a ‘just transition’ ensuring no household, community or business is disadvantaged by decarbonisation measures, paving the way for sustainable economic growth.
3. Cultivating decarbonisation co-benefits across key sectors in the county/city ensuring alignment with the sustainable development agenda.
4. Providing supports to communities and organisations and foster collaboration; leading the transition to an inclusive net zero economy.

While our indicative Vision Statement states that we want to be proactive and become a model of best practice, our Mission Statement takes an action-oriented focus, outlining how Sligo County Council will deliver and mainstream effective climate action across all of our services and functions, and in the wider community.

Our indicative Mission Statement is:

Sligo County Council will become a leader in Climate Action, by providing leadership through its own activities, by working with communities & businesses to assist them in finding the best ways for them to reduce their GHG emissions, with a focus on the opportunities in the transport & heating related areas, as well as on protecting & enhancing biodiversity.

(Derived from key desired outcomes for Goal 3 on pg. 69 of Sligo LECP)

We are looking for your input into our Vision & Mission Statements to help us shape the Goals and Objectives of our Climate Action Plan.