Now available: Council Climate Action Scorecards draft methodology

We have published our draft methodology for the the Council Climate Action Scorecards 2023. Last year we marked every UK council's Climate Action Plans. In mid-October 2023 we’ll be releasing the results of the Council Climate Action Scorecards, scoring the actual climate action they have taken.

Read the draft methodology

Timeline showing: April to August 2022, research and development; July to September 2022, one-to-one and sector-wide consultations; November to December 2022, publish finalised metrics for Scorecards; February to March 2023, first marking with volunteers; April to May 2023, five week right of reply period; Summer 2023, scoring audit; and Autumn 2023, scorecards launch

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About the 2021 scoring

Climate Emergency UK assessed plans according to 28 questions across nine sections, based on the expert-approved checklist for Council Action Plans. 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 June and December 2021.

Learn more about the methodology
Find your council’s Scorecard
Filter the table by type of council
Single Tier District County Combined Northern Ireland

Combined Authority

councils plan scorecard

Select a section:
Learn more about each section
Total Score
Governance, development and funding
Mitigation and Adaptation
Commitment and Integration
Community engagement and communications
Measuring and setting emissions targets
Co-benefits
Diversity and Social Inclusion
Education, Skills and Training
Ecological emergency
Council name
48%
avg
10/21
avg
9/18
avg
2/7
avg
5/9
avg
3/5
avg
3/4
avg
1/5
avg
2/5
avg
2/4
avg
This is a top performer council.
West Midlands Combined Authority
89%
18/21
17/18
5/5
8/9
4/5
4/4
4/5
4/5
4/4
Greater London Authority
66%
10/21
12/18
4/7
8/9
4/5
4/4
3/5
2/5
3/4
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
58%
6/21
15/18
2/5
6/9
4/5
4/4
1/5
3/5
3/4
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
35%
9/21
5/18
2/5
4/9
4/5
1/4
0/5
1/5
0/4
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
47%
9/21
15/18
1/5
3/9
3/5
1/4
0/5
5/5
2/4
North of Tyne Combined Authority
33%
8/21
3/18
1/5
3/9
2/5
2/4
1/5
4/5
0/4
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
26%
6/21
1/18
1/5
5/9
2/5
3/4
0/5
1/5
0/4
West of England Combined Authority
31%
10/21
7/18
2/5
3/9
1/5
2/4
0/5
0/5
2/4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
0%
This council did not have an action plan when all plans were assessed on 20th September 2021.
North East Combined Authority
0%
This council did not have an action plan when all plans were assessed on 20th September 2021.
Tees Valley Combined Authority
0%
This council did not have an action plan when all plans were assessed on 20th September 2021.
Total Score
Council name
48%
avg
10/21
avg
9/18
avg
2/7
avg
5/9
avg
3/5
avg
3/4
avg
1/5
avg
2/5
avg
2/4
avg
This is a top performer council.
West Midlands Combined Authority
89%
18/21
17/18
5/5
8/9
4/5
4/4
4/5
4/5
4/4
Greater London Authority
66%
10/21
12/18
4/7
8/9
4/5
4/4
3/5
2/5
3/4
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
58%
6/21
15/18
2/5
6/9
4/5
4/4
1/5
3/5
3/4
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
35%
9/21
5/18
2/5
4/9
4/5
1/4
0/5
1/5
0/4
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
47%
9/21
15/18
1/5
3/9
3/5
1/4
0/5
5/5
2/4
North of Tyne Combined Authority
33%
8/21
3/18
1/5
3/9
2/5
2/4
1/5
4/5
0/4
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
26%
6/21
1/18
1/5
5/9
2/5
3/4
0/5
1/5
0/4
West of England Combined Authority
31%
10/21
7/18
2/5
3/9
1/5
2/4
0/5
0/5
2/4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority		This council did not have an action plan when all plans were assessed on 20th September 2021.This council did not have an action plan when all plans were assessed on 20th September 2021.
North East Combined Authority		This council did not have an action plan when all plans were assessed on 20th September 2021.This council did not have an action plan when all plans were assessed on 20th September 2021.
Tees Valley Combined Authority		This council did not have an action plan when all plans were assessed on 20th September 2021.This council did not have an action plan when all plans were assessed on 20th September 2021.

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