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

nan

Question performance

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Northern Ireland County District Single Tier

0 points

7 county councils

10 in 2023

▼-3

1 point

8 county councils

8 in 2023

0

2 points

6 county councils

3 in 2023

▲3

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

county councils

66

councils scored higher in 2025

Show councils

11

councils scored lower in 2025

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-- No change

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Council	Score	Difference2023	Evidence
Devon County Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence devon.gov.uk democracy.devon.gov.uk democracy.devon.gov.uk	2/2	--	devon.gov.uk democracy.devon.gov.uk democracy.devon.gov.uk
Essex County Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence democracy.southend.gov.uk cmis.essex.gov.uk cmis.essex.gov.uk	2/2	▲ 1	democracy.southend.gov.uk cmis.essex.gov.uk cmis.essex.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence democracy.hants.gov.uk	2/2	▲ 2	democracy.hants.gov.uk
Hertfordshire County Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence democracy.hertfordshire.gov.uk	2/2	--	democracy.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Oxfordshire County Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk	2/2	--	mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Staffordshire County Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence staffordshire.moderngov.co.uk	2/2	▲ 1	staffordshire.moderngov.co.uk
Cambridgeshire County Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence democracy.cambridge.gov.uk	1/2	--	democracy.cambridge.gov.uk
Derbyshire County Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence democracy.derbyshire.gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	democracy.derbyshire.gov.uk
Gloucestershire County Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk	1/2	--	glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Leicestershire County Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence democracy.leics.gov.uk	1/2	--	democracy.leics.gov.uk
Norfolk County Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com	1/2	▲ 1	norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com
Warwickshire County Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk	1/2	--	democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk
West Sussex County Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence westsussex.moderngov.co.uk westsussex.moderngov.co.uk westsussex.moderngov.co.uk	1/2	▲ 1	westsussex.moderngov.co.uk westsussex.moderngov.co.uk westsussex.moderngov.co.uk
Worcestershire County Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence worcestershire.moderngov.co.uk worcestershire.gov.uk	1/2	--	worcestershire.moderngov.co.uk worcestershire.gov.uk
East Sussex County Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Kent County Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Lancashire County Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lincolnshire County Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Nottinghamshire County Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Suffolk County Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	No evidence found
Surrey County Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference ▼ 0	0/2	▼ -1	Evidence doesn't meet criteria