Source: City of Westminster
Councillor Ryan Jude, Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Ecology, Culture and Air Quality, said:
Westminster City Council has driven progress towards our Net Zero targets through use of the Carbon Offset Fund. As of March 2025, in addition to what the council has made in grant payments over the life of the Carbon Offset Fund, £8 Million has been committed for projects across Westminster.
Over the last 18 months alone, by working proactively with our communities and partners, the council has approved funding for 25 climate-focused projects, totalling more than £4 Million of committed grant-funding awards. These projects support carbon emissions reductions across Westminster, including projects focussed on embodied carbon innovation, social housing retrofit and cultural sector decarbonisation.
Westminster is proud to be recognised as the top-performing single-tier council in the UK for climate action, reflecting our sustained leadership and investment in environmental progress.
In line with guidance and best practice from the GLA and London Councils, at the end of 2024 the council began designing a refreshed set of criteria, branding and package of support to applicants, to further enhance opportunities for projects that will maximise the council’s Fairer Environment ambitions and harness carbon reduction opportunities in the borough.
We are excited to be embedding these enhancements in our next round of funding, due to open for applications from the end of May 2025.
To find out more visit our Climate Emergency Action Plan webpage or get in touch with climateemergency@westminster.gov.uk