Question · Action Scorecards 2025
Criteria met if climate action (alternatively called sustainability or environment) is listed as one of the council's core priorities or equivalent. It must have its own heading or section and a net zero target date must be referenced.
The net zero target date must clearly be an area-wide target, either the UK Government's national target, the devolved nation's target or the council's area-wide net zero target.
A corporate plan is a business planning document that sets out the council's future priorities and objectives to help ensure that the council manages its resources effectively.
For County Councils the document is called a (Strategic) Economic Plan
We will accept other language for target dates, such as carbon neutrality.
Wording such as net zero, without a specific target date, is not valid for a mark.
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single tier councils
| Council | Score | Difference2023 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Angus Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Bristol City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| City of London | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| City of York Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Conwy County Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Cumberland Council | 1/1 | NA | |
| Derby City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Dorset Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Dundee City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Durham County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Flintshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Glasgow City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Herefordshire Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Isle of Wight Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Kirklees Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Leeds City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Barnet | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Brent | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Camden | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Ealing | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Enfield | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Hackney | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Haringey | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Hounslow | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Islington | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Lambeth | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Lewisham | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Newham | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 1/1 | -- | |
| London Borough of Wandsworth | 1/1 | -- | |
| Luton Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Manchester City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Medway Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Midlothian Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Milton Keynes | 1/1 | -- | |
| Monmouthshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Newport City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| North Somerset Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Northumberland Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| North Yorkshire Council | 1/1 | NA | |
| Nottingham City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Peterborough City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Plymouth City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Powys County Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Reading Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Renfrewshire Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Royal Borough of Greenwich | 1/1 | -- | |
| Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Salford City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Shetland Islands Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Stirling Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Swansea City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Swindon Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Telford & Wrekin Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| West Berkshire Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 1/1 | -- | |
Westminster City Council
Evidence | 1/1 | -- | |
| Westmorland and Furness Council | 1/1 | NA | |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
Aberdeenshire Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Argyll and Bute Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Bedford Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Birmingham City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blackpool Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bracknell Forest Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bridgend County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Brighton and Hove City Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Caerphilly County Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cardiff Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Carmarthenshire County Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Central Bedfordshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ceredigion County Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Clackmannanshire Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Coventry City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Darlington Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Denbighshire County Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Dumfries and Galloway Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Ayrshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
East Dunbartonshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
East Lothian Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Renfrewshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Falkirk Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Fife Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gwynedd County Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Halton Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Hartlepool Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Inverclyde Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Isles of Scilly
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Leicester City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Liverpool City Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Bexley
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Bromley
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Croydon
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Harrow
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Havering
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Hillingdon
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Merton
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Redbridge
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Southwark
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Sutton
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Waltham Forest
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Middlesbrough Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Ayrshire Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Lanarkshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Lincolnshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
North Northamptonshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Orkney Islands Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Pembrokeshire County Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Portsmouth City Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Redcar and Cleveland Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rutland County Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Scottish Borders Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sheffield City Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Shropshire Council - Unitary
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Slough Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Somerset Council
| 0/1 | NA | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Southampton City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Ayrshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Gloucestershire Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Lanarkshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Tyneside Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Sunderland City Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
The Highland Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
The Moray Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Thurrock Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Torbay Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Torfaen County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Vale of Glamorgan Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | No evidence found |
Warrington Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Lothian Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Northamptonshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wiltshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wirral Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wolverhampton City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wrexham County Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |