2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council approved a planning application for a carbon intensive energy system to be built or expanded from 2020?

Question code
3.11
Section
Planning & Land Use
Topic
Carbon Intensive Industry
Source
National Data
Question weight
Unweighted

Criteria

Negatively Scored Question
Points deducted if the council has approved or expanded a carbon intensive energy system since 2019. A carbon energy intensive system includes coal mines, fracking/shale gas/gas drilling, oil drilling, and unabated fossil fuel generation.

-20% of the maximum possible section score will be deducted if the council has approved or expanded a carbon intensive energy system.

Clarifications

This question is scored using the data compiled by Drill or Drop database on the approval of oil, gas and coal projects.
https://drillordrop.com/planning/

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