2023 Action Scorecards

Action Scorecards

Climate Emergency UK assessed all UK councils on the actions they've taken towards net zero. The Scorecard assessment consists of 91 questions or less, depending on council type, across 7 different sections, created in consultation with over 90 different organisations and individuals. Each council was marked against these criteria and given a right to reply before the scores underwent a final audit. This work was completed between January and August 2023.

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County

Council Climate Action Scorecard

Total Score
County average
35%
avg
70%
avg
18%
avg
-25%
avg
33%
avg
30%
avg
59%
avg
30%
avg
This is a top performer council.
Oxfordshire County Council
53%
67%
51%
20%
37%
38%
79%
64%
51%
83%
36%
20%
39%
50%
54%
58%
50%
92%
19%
0%
47%
44%
88%
64%
46%
75%
20%
20%
48%
38%
75%
50%
44%
92%
21%
40%
51%
25%
61%
14%
43%
92%
21%
0%
28%
38%
79%
25%
42%
92%
15%
0%
37%
38%
72%
31%
42%
75%
23%
0%
38%
25%
79%
33%
41%
88%
13%
20%
39%
25%
58%
33%
38%
67%
17%
0%
26%
25%
75%
47%
33%
58%
21%
0%
26%
38%
64%
8%
31%
92%
17%
-147%
32%
25%
60%
14%
31%
79%
-1%
0%
37%
31%
33%
25%
31%
58%
10%
40%
23%
25%
62%
17%
29%
54%
26%
-147%
34%
38%
54%
33%
29%
42%
16%
0%
33%
25%
62%
17%
28%
58%
2%
0%
48%
25%
44%
8%
25%
62%
-2%
0%
20%
25%
54%
33%
22%
50%
26%
-127%
18%
0%
35%
25%
17%
54%
11%
-147%
22%
31%
33%
14%
12%
42%
6%
-127%
16%
12%
27%
17%
Total Score
County average
35%
avg
7/11
avg
4/24
avg
0/5
avg
8/27
avg
3/8
avg
11/18
avg
3/10
avg
This is a top performer council.
Oxfordshire County Council
53%
6/11
11/24
1/5
9/27
3/8
15/18
7/10
Norfolk County Council
51%
7/11
10/24
1/5
10/27
3/8
11/18
5/10
Devon County Council
50%
9/11
5/24
0/5
12/27
4/8
17/18
7/10
Leicestershire County Council
46%
8/11
5/24
1/5
9/27
4/8
15/18
3/10
Cambridgeshire County Council
44%
9/11
5/24
2/5
14/27
2/8
10/18
2/10
Essex County Council
43%
9/11
5/24
0/5
7/27
4/8
15/18
3/10
Hertfordshire County Council
42%
9/11
4/24
0/5
7/27
3/8
14/18
4/10
East Sussex County Council
42%
8/11
6/24
0/5
9/27
2/8
15/18
2/10
Suffolk County Council
41%
8/11
3/24
1/5
10/27
2/8
9/18
2/10
Gloucestershire County Council
38%
6/11
4/24
0/5
6/27
2/8
15/18
5/10
Hampshire County Council
33%
7/11
5/24
0/5
6/27
4/8
12/18
1/10
Surrey County Council
31%
9/11
4/24
-4/5
8/27
2/8
12/18
2/10
Worcestershire County Council
31%
9/11
0/24
0/5
9/27
3/8
6/18
3/10
Kent County Council
31%
7/11
2/24
2/5
5/27
3/8
13/18
2/10
Nottinghamshire County Council
29%
6/11
7/24
-4/5
8/27
3/8
10/18
3/10
Warwickshire County Council
29%
6/11
5/24
0/5
6/27
2/8
10/18
2/10
Derbyshire County Council
28%
4/11
0/24
0/5
10/27
2/8
9/18
1/10
Staffordshire County Council
25%
5/11
0/24
0/5
4/27
2/8
11/18
2/10
Lancashire County Council
22%
5/11
7/24
-3/5
4/27
0/8
6/18
2/10
West Sussex County Council
17%
6/11
2/24
-4/5
5/27
3/8
7/18
2/10
Lincolnshire County Council
12%
6/11
1/24
-3/5
3/27
1/8
5/18
1/10

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