2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council adopted a new governance or decision making process to put tackling the climate emergency at the heart of every council decision made?

Question code
4.5
Section
Governance & Finance
Topic
Climate Change Decision Making
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if climate implications are listed or referenced for all council decisions at full council. Climate implications can be considered through Environmental Implications or an Integrated Impact Assessment if this includes a climate or environmental sub-heading or section.

Second tier criteria met if the council is using a detailed impact assessment tool to assess the climate implications of all council decisions.

Clarifications

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Question performance

Or show scores by type of council

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48 single tier councils

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106 single tier councils

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32 single tier councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

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Aberdeen City Council
Score 2025
2/2
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2/2▲ 1
Aberdeenshire Council2/2--
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Bristol City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
City of Edinburgh Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
Cumberland Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference

Evidence

2/2NA
Derby City Council2/2--
Dorset Council2/2--
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
Dundee City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
East Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Flintshire County Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Glasgow City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Isle of Wight Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
London Borough of Barnet
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Hounslow
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Sutton2/2--
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Monmouthshire County Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
North Northamptonshire Council2/2▲ 2
Northumberland Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Perth and Kinross Council2/2--
Peterborough City Council2/2--
Plymouth City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Reading Borough Council2/2--
South Gloucestershire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council2/2▲ 1
The Highland Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Argyll and Bute Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Bedford Borough Council1/2--
Birmingham City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Blackpool Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Bracknell Forest Council1/2--
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Bridgend County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Brighton and Hove City Council1/2▲ 1
Buckinghamshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Cardiff Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Carmarthenshire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Central Bedfordshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Ceredigion County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
City of London
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Clackmannanshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Conwy County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Coventry City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Darlington Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Denbighshire County Council1/2--
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Durham County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
East Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
East Lothian Council1/2--
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Halton Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Hartlepool Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Herefordshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Inverclyde Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Kirklees Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Leeds City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Leicester City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Liverpool City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Brent
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
London Borough of Bromley
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
London Borough of Camden
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Ealing
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Enfield
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Hackney
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Islington
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Lambeth
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Lewisham
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Merton
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Southwark
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Waltham Forest1/2--
Luton Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Manchester City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Medway Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Midlothian Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
North Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
North East Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
North Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
North Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
North Somerset Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council1/2--
North Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference

Evidence

1/2NA
Nottingham City Council1/2▲ 1
Pembrokeshire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Portsmouth City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Powys County Council1/2▲ 1
Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Rutland County Council1/2▲ 1
Salford City Council1/2--
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council1/2--
Scottish Borders Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Shetland Islands Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Shropshire Council - Unitary
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Slough Borough Council1/2--
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Somerset Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference

Evidence

1/2NA
South Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
South Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Stirling Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Swindon Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Telford & Wrekin Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
The Moray Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Torbay Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
West Berkshire Council1/2--
Westminster City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Westmorland and Furness Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference

Evidence

1/2NA
West Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Wiltshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Wirral Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Wokingham Borough Council1/2--
Angus Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
City of York Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
East Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Falkirk Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Fife Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gwynedd County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Isle of Anglesey County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Isles of Scilly
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Bexley
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
London Borough of Croydon
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Haringey
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Harrow
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Havering
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Hillingdon
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Newham
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
London Borough of Redbridge
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
London Borough of Wandsworth
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Milton Keynes
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newport City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Orkney Islands Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Redcar and Cleveland Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--No evidence found
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sheffield City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Southampton City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Tyneside Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Sunderland City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Swansea City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Thurrock Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Torfaen County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Warrington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Lothian Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Wolverhampton City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wrexham County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria