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 2019/20 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.
It is not possible to compare performance on this question between 2025 and 2023 because this question’s maximum score was modified in 2025.
| Council | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 4/4 | |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | 4/4 | |
| London Borough of Bromley | 4/4 | |
| London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 4/4 | |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 4/4 | |
| Wiltshire Council | 4/4 | |
| Wirral Council | 4/4 | |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 3/4 | |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 3/4 | |
| City of London | 3/4 | |
| Conwy County Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 3/4 | |
| Dorset Council | 3/4 | |
| Falkirk Council | 3/4 | |
| Leicester City Council | 3/4 | |
| London Borough of Barnet | 3/4 | |
| London Borough of Brent | 3/4 | |
| London Borough of Enfield | 3/4 | |
| London Borough of Lewisham | 3/4 | |
| London Borough of Redbridge | 3/4 | |
| Medway Council | 3/4 | |
| Milton Keynes | 3/4 | |
| Newport City Council | 3/4 | |
| North Somerset Council | 3/4 | |
| North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | 3/4 | |
| Peterborough City Council | 3/4 | |
| Reading Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| South Ayrshire Council | 3/4 | |
| St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Sunderland City Council | 3/4 | |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | 3/4 | |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | 3/4 | |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 3/4 | |
| Westminster City Council | 3/4 | |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 2/4 | |
| Angus Council | 2/4 | |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 2/4 | |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council | 2/4 | |
| Bedford Borough Council | 2/4 | |
| Bracknell Forest Council | 2/4 | |
| Brighton and Hove City Council | 2/4 | |
| Clackmannanshire Council | 2/4 | |
| Coventry City Council | 2/4 | |
| Darlington Borough Council | 2/4 | |
| Dundee City Council | 2/4 | |
| Durham County Council | 2/4 | |
| East Ayrshire Council | 2/4 | |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | 2/4 | |
| East Lothian Council | 2/4 | |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 2/4 | |
| Fife Council | 2/4 | |
| Glasgow City Council | 2/4 | |
| Inverclyde Council | 2/4 | |
| Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 2/4 | |
| London Borough of Merton | 2/4 | |
| London Borough of Sutton | 2/4 | |
| London Borough of Wandsworth | 2/4 | |
| Monmouthshire County Council | 2/4 | |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 2/4 | |
| North Yorkshire Council | 2/4 | |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 2/4 | |
| Plymouth City Council | 2/4 | |
| Shropshire Council - Unitary | 2/4 | |
| South Gloucestershire Council | 2/4 | |
| Swansea City Council | 2/4 | |
| West Berkshire Council | 2/4 | |
| West Lothian Council | 2/4 | |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 2/4 | |
| Aberdeen City Council | 1/4 | |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 1/4 | |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 1/4 | |
| Denbighshire County Council | 1/4 | |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | 1/4 | |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | 1/4 | |
| North Ayrshire Council | 1/4 | |
| Renfrewshire Council | 1/4 | |
| Shetland Islands Council | 1/4 | |
| Southampton City Council | 1/4 | |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 1/4 | |
| Stirling Council | 1/4 | |
| The Moray Council | 1/4 | |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Birmingham City Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blackpool Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bridgend County Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Bristol City Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Buckinghamshire Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Caerphilly County Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Cardiff Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Carmarthenshire County Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Ceredigion County Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
City of York Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cumberland Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Derby City Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Flintshire County Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Gwynedd County Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Halton Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Herefordshire Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Isle of Wight Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Isles of Scilly
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Kirklees Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Leeds City Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Liverpool City Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Bexley
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Camden
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
London Borough of Croydon
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Ealing
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
London Borough of Hackney
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Haringey
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
London Borough of Harrow
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
London Borough of Havering
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
London Borough of Hillingdon
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Hounslow
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
London Borough of Islington
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Lambeth
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Newham
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Southwark
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Luton Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Manchester City Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Middlesbrough Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Midlothian Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
North East Lincolnshire Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
North Lincolnshire Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
North Northamptonshire Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Northumberland Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Nottingham City Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Orkney Islands Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Portsmouth City Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Powys County Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Redcar and Cleveland Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Greenwich
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rutland County Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Salford City Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Scottish Borders Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sheffield City Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Slough Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Somerset Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
South Tyneside Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Swindon Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Telford & Wrekin Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
The Highland Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Thurrock Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Torbay Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Warrington Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |
Westmorland and Furness Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Northamptonshire Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wokingham Borough Council
| 0/4 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wolverhampton City Council
| 0/4 | No evidence found |
Wrexham County Borough Council
| 0/4 | No emissions data from 2019 and 2022 |