2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the combined authority's bus service improvement plan include a target for the bus fleet to be zero emission?

Question code
2.4a
Section
Transport (CA)
Topic
Buses - Zero Emission Fleet Target
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the combined authority has a target for the bus fleet to be completely zero emission by 2040.

Second tier criteria met if the combined authority has a target for the bus fleet to be zero emission by 2030.

Clarifications

Zero emission bus fleet could include any buses that are battery or hydrogen powered.

Question performance

Points distribution Combined Authorities

0 points

1 Combined Authority

1 point

7 Combined Authorities

2 points

1 Combined Authority

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.

Rising and falling Combined Authorities

00
councils scored higher in 2025
22
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence Combined Authorities

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Greater London Authority
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
West Midlands Combined Authority
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
West of England Combined Authority
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria