Collaboration and engagement climate action scorecard

Our climate action scorecards assess climate action across seven sections. 

3 - Collaboration and engagement

  • Do the council's climate pages include information about behaviour changes that residents can make, and are they easy to find?
  • Has the council published a Climate Action Plan with SMART targets?
  • Has the council published an up to date and easy-to-read annual report on their Climate Action Plan?
  • Has the council lobbied the government for climate action?
  • Is the council working with external partners or other councils to seek to influence national governments on climate action, or to learn about and share best practice on council climate action?
  • Does the council have an ongoing way for residents to influence the implementation of the council's Climate Action Plan?
  • Does the council's ongoing engagement with residents include those most affected by climate change and climate action policy?
  • Does the council provide funding for community climate action, for example through an environment fund or climate action fund?
  • Is the council working in partnership with cultural institutions and organisations to encourage decarbonisation within culture and arts locally?
  • Is the council working in partnership with schools or other education settings to deliver climate action that young people can engage with?
  • Is the council working in partnership with local businesses to encourage decarbonisation?
  • Has the council passed a motion to ban high carbon advertising and sponsorship?
  • Does the council have an ongoing way for employee representative bodies (including recognised trade unions) to influence the development and delivery of the council’s Climate Action Plan?
  1. Biodiversity
  2. Buildings and heating
  3. Collaboration and engagement
  4. Governance and finance
  5. Planning and land use
  6. Transport
  7. Waste reduction and food