Food Transition Tracker

Tracking UK local and national government transition to a plant-based food system.

The food system has to change. Government at every level decides how fast.

Animal agriculture uses 85% of UK farmland. This tracker follows the formal decisions — what parliament voted for, what departments published, and what councils committed to.

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Three questions this tracker answers

  1. 1Progressing or regressing? — Is the stance getting stronger or weaker over time?
  2. 2Responding to pressure or ignoring it? — Does public pressure have a matching executive response?
  3. 3Meaningful strategy or greenwashing? — Do published documents represent binding commitments, or PR cover?

Local Councils

69

councils tracked

55%

actively supporting

1%

greenwash risk

limited data
0%

democracy deficit

limited data
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National Landscape

15

institutions tracked

13%

actively supporting

13%

greenwash risk

0%

democracy deficit

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Top Actions by Council Support

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Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)50 councils
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)39 councils
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)36 councils
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops28 councils
Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)25 councils

Top Actions by Public Pressure

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Data last published: 13 Jun 2026, 03:41 BST· pbt_v2
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