2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council published a Climate Action Plan with SMART targets?

Question code
6.2a
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Climate Action Plan
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
High

Criteria

Criteria met if the council has published a climate action plan that covers the area and includes references to SMART targets since September 2015.

Clarifications

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.

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Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

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councils scored higher in 2025
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councils scored lower in 2025

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Cambridgeshire County Council
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1/1
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Derbyshire County Council
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1/1
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Devon County Council
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1/1
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East Sussex County Council
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1/1
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Essex County Council
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1/1
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Gloucestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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Hampshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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Hertfordshire County Council1/1--
Kent County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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Lancashire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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Leicestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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Lincolnshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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1/1--
Norfolk County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
Nottinghamshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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1/1--
Oxfordshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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1/1--
Staffordshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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Surrey County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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1/1--
Warwickshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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West Sussex County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
Worcestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
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Suffolk County Council
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0/1
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0/1▼ -1The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets