Question · Action Scorecards 2025
Criteria met if the council has published a climate action plan that covers the area and includes references to SMART targets since September 2015.
SMART targets:
• Specific
• Measureable
• Agreed upon or actionable
• Realistic or relevant
• Time-bound (the target dates are set in line with the urgency of the situation)
The criteria will be met if all of the following conditions are met:
- The Climate Action Plan aims to reduce both operational and area-wide emissions.
- The Climate Action Plan includes reference to SMART targets.
- The Climate Action Plan was published after September 2015.
SMART targets are considered valid even if these targets are missing one of the SMART elements or are limited to operational emissions.
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.
| Council | Score | Difference2023 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Derbyshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Devon County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| East Sussex County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Essex County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Hampshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Hertfordshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Kent County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Lancashire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Leicestershire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Norfolk County Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Staffordshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Surrey County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Warwickshire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| West Sussex County Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Worcestershire County Council | 1/1 | -- | |
Suffolk County Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets |