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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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Points distribution single tier councils

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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.

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Aberdeen City Council
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Aberdeenshire Council
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Angus Council
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Argyll and Bute Council
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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Bath and North East Somerset Council
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Bedford Borough Council
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Birmingham City Council
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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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Blackpool Borough Council
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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
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Bracknell Forest Council
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Bradford Metropolitan District Council
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Bridgend County Borough Council
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Brighton and Hove City Council1/1--
Bristol City Council
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Buckinghamshire Council
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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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Cardiff Council
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Carmarthenshire County Council
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Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
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City of Edinburgh Council
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City of London1/1--
City of York Council1/1--
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
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Coventry City Council
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Cumberland Council
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Darlington Borough Council
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Denbighshire County Council
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Derby City Council
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Dorset Council
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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
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Dumfries and Galloway Council
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Dundee City Council
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Durham County Council
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East Ayrshire Council
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East Dunbartonshire Council
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East Lothian Council
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East Renfrewshire Council
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East Riding of Yorkshire Council
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Falkirk Council
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Fife Council
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Flintshire County Council
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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Glasgow City Council
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Gwynedd County Council
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Halton Borough Council
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Hartlepool Borough Council1/1▲ 1
Herefordshire Council1/1--
Inverclyde Council
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Isle of Wight Council
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Isles of Scilly
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Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
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Kirklees Council
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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council1/1--
Leeds City Council
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Leicester City Council
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Liverpool City Council
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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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London Borough of Barnet
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London Borough of Brent
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London Borough of Bromley
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London Borough of Camden
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London Borough of Croydon
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London Borough of Ealing
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London Borough of Enfield
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London Borough of Hackney
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
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London Borough of Haringey
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London Borough of Harrow
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London Borough of Havering
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London Borough of Hounslow1/1--
London Borough of Islington1/1--
London Borough of Lewisham
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London Borough of Merton
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London Borough of Newham
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London Borough of Redbridge
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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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London Borough of Southwark
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London Borough of Sutton
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London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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London Borough of Waltham Forest
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London Borough of Wandsworth1/1--
Luton Borough Council
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Manchester City Council
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Medway Council
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
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Middlesbrough Borough Council
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Midlothian Council
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Milton Keynes
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Monmouthshire County Council
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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
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Newport City Council
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North Ayrshire Council
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North East Lincolnshire Council
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North Lanarkshire Council
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North Lincolnshire Council
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North Northamptonshire Council
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North Somerset Council
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North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
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Northumberland Council
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North Yorkshire Council
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Nottingham City Council
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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
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Pembrokeshire County Council
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Perth and Kinross Council
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Peterborough City Council
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Plymouth City Council
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Reading Borough Council
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Redcar and Cleveland Council
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Renfrewshire Council
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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
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Royal Borough of Greenwich
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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Salford City Council
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Scottish Borders Council
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Sheffield City Council
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Shetland Islands Council
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Shropshire Council - Unitary1/1--
Slough Borough Council
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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
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Somerset Council1/1NA
Southampton City Council
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South Ayrshire Council
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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
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South Gloucestershire Council
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South Tyneside Council1/1--
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council1/1--
Stirling Council
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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council1/1--
Sunderland City Council
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Swindon Borough Council
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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
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Telford & Wrekin Council
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The Moray Council
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Torbay Council
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Torfaen County Borough Council
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Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
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Vale of Glamorgan Council
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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
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Warrington Borough Council
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West Berkshire Council
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West Dunbartonshire Council
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West Lothian Council1/1--
Westminster City Council
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Westmorland and Furness Council1/1NA
West Northamptonshire Council1/1▲ 1
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
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Wiltshire Council1/1--
Wirral Council
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Wokingham Borough Council
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Wolverhampton City Council
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Caerphilly County Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Central Bedfordshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Ceredigion County Council
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0/1
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Cheshire West and Chester Council
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0/1
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Clackmannanshire Council
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0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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0/1
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Conwy County Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--The council hasn't published a Climate Action Plan
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Isle of Anglesey County Council
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0/1
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council hasn't published a Climate Action Plan
London Borough of Bexley
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0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
London Borough of Hillingdon
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0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
London Borough of Lambeth
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0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Orkney Islands Council
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0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Portsmouth City Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Powys County Council
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0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Rutland County Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--The council hasn't published a Climate Action Plan
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
South Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--The council hasn't published a Climate Action Plan
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets
Swansea City Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--The council hasn't published a Climate Action Plan
The Highland Council
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0/1
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0/1--The council hasn't published a Climate Action Plan
Thurrock Council
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0/1
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0/1--The council hasn't published a Climate Action Plan
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council hasn't published a Climate Action Plan
Wrexham County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1The council's Climate Action Plan does not include SMART targets