Question · Action Scorecards 2025
Four-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if, using the councils' own reporting mechanisms, there has been a reduction of scope 1 and 2 emissions when comparing 2019 to 2022 (or financial years 2018/19 to 2022/23) data equal to or greater than 5% and lower than 10%.
Second tier criteria met if the emissions reduction has been greater than or equal to 10% and lower than 20%,
Third-tier criteria met if the reduction has been greater than or equal to 20% and lower than 40%.
Fourth-tier criteria met if the emission reduction has been greater than or equal to 40%.
We recognise that there is currently no standard way that all councils use to report on emissions. We will score councils' own calculations, despite the differences, as long as they fulfill the requirements in 3a.
Exact emission figures must be published so we are able to calculate/verify the decrease. For example, a stand alone overall percentage decrease number or a graph where you can’t read the actual figures is not valid.
Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that an organisation owns or controls directly, such as fuel burnt from council vehicles.
Scope 2 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that an organisation produces indirectly when they purchase and use energy, such as the emissions created from the electricity the council buys to heat its offices.
Or show scores by type of council
There is no comparison between 2025 and 2023 data because this question's maximum score was modified in 2025.
| Council | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Breckland District Council | 4/4 | |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 4/4 | |
| Hastings Borough Council | 4/4 | |
| North West Leicestershire District Council | 4/4 | |
| Rother District Council | 4/4 | |
| Winchester City Council | 4/4 | |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Charnwood Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Derbyshire Dales District Council | 3/4 | |
| Dover District Council | 3/4 | |
| Eastbourne Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Fareham Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Harborough District Council | 3/4 | |
| Lancaster City Council | 3/4 | |
| Norwich City Council | 3/4 | |
| Oxford City Council | 3/4 | |
| South Norfolk District Council | 3/4 | |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Warwick District Council | 3/4 | |
| Waverley Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Worcester City Council | 3/4 | |
| Cambridge City Council | 2/4 | |
| East Suffolk Council | 2/4 | |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 2/4 | |
| Guildford Borough Council | 2/4 | |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 2/4 | |
| Mole Valley District Council | 2/4 | |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council | 2/4 | |
| New Forest District Council | 2/4 | |
| North Devon Council | 2/4 | |
| Pendle Borough Council | 2/4 | |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 2/4 | |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 2/4 | |
| Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 2/4 | |
| Teignbridge District Council | 2/4 | |
| Test Valley Borough Council | 2/4 | |
| Three Rivers District Council | 2/4 | |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 2/4 | |
| Watford Borough Council | 2/4 | |
Wealden District Council
Evidence | 2/4 | |
| Chichester District Council | 1/4 | |
| Colchester Borough Council | 1/4 | |
| Exeter City Council | 1/4 | |
| Harlow Council | 1/4 | |
| Mid Devon District Council | 1/4 | |
| North Kesteven District Council | 1/4 | |
| Runnymede Borough Council | 1/4 | |
| South Derbyshire District Council | 1/4 | |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 1/4 | |
Adur District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Amber Valley Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Arun District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Ashfield District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ashford Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Babergh District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Basildon Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Bassetlaw District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blaby District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bolsover District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Borough of Broxbourne
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Boston Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Braintree District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Brentwood Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Broadland District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bromsgrove District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Broxtowe Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Burnley Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cannock Chase District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Canterbury City Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Castle Point Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Chelmsford City Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cherwell District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Chesterfield Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Chorley Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
City of Lincoln Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cotswold District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Crawley Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Dacorum Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Dartford Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Cambridgeshire District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
East Devon District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
East Hampshire District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Hertfordshire District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Lindsey District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Elmbridge Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Epping Forest District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Erewash Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Fenland District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Forest of Dean District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Fylde Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Gedling Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gloucester City Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Gosport Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Gravesham Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Hart District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Havant Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Hertsmere Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
High Peak Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Horsham District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Huntingdonshire District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Hyndburn Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ipswich Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Lewes District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Lichfield District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Maidstone Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Maldon District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Malvern Hills District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Mansfield District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Melton Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Mid Suffolk District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Mid Sussex District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
North East Derbyshire District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
North Hertfordshire District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
North Norfolk District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Warwickshire Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Preston City Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Redditch Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Ribble Valley Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Rochford District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rossendale Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Rugby Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Rushmoor Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Sevenoaks District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Hams District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Holland District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
South Kesteven District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Ribble Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Staffordshire Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Spelthorne Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stafford Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
St Albans City and District Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Stevenage Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stroud District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Surrey Heath Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Swale Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Tamworth Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Tandridge District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tendring District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tewkesbury Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Thanet District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Torridge District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Uttlesford District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Welwyn Hatfield Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Devon Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Lancashire Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Lindsey District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Suffolk Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Woking Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Worthing Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wychavon District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wyre Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wyre Forest District Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |