Question · Action Scorecards 2025
Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the pension fund has committed to partially divesting. For example, it has committed to divesting only from coal, tar sands or oil.
Second tier criteria met if the pension fund has committed to divest from all fossil fuels.
Divestment is the opposite of investment, and consists of stocks, bonds or investment funds that are unethical, and in this case, invested in fossil fuel companies such as Shell, BP and Exxon.
Where the council does not have control over its own pension investments, such as where the council pension fund is pooled between local authorities, we are looking for a commitment from the pooled pension fund.
Marked using data provided by UK Divest - https://www.divest.org.uk/commitments/
Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.
| Council | Score | Difference2023 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 1/2 | -- | |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
| 0/2 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Greater London Authority
| 0/2 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
| 0/2 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
| 0/2 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tees Valley Combined Authority
| 0/2 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Midlands Combined Authority
| 0/2 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West of England Combined Authority
| 0/2 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
| 0/2 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |