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Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)
Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect
76% supportive · 66 councils with a position
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)
Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE
76% supportive · 51 councils with a position
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)
Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE
51% supportive · 70 councils with a position
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops
Land Use & Producer Transition
65% supportive · 43 councils with a position
Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)
Community Land & Ownership: RESTORE
71% supportive · 35 councils with a position
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets
Climate Adaptation & Nature-Based Solutions: RESTORE
44% supportive · 54 councils with a position
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock land
Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE
50% supportive · 48 councils with a position
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)
Land Use & Producer Transition
54% supportive · 41 councils with a position
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)
Procurement & Council Operations
54% supportive · 35 councils with a position
Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)
Food Access & Justice: PBT Redirect
55% supportive · 33 councils with a position
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)
Agricultural Policy: PBT Redirect
50% supportive · 36 councils with a position
Reform farm subsidies and agri-environment schemes to reward reduced livestock density and shift to horticulture/plant-protein crops
National Advocacy
48% supportive · 27 councils with a position
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council land
Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE
39% supportive · 28 councils with a position
Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnership
Inter-Council Collaboration
55% supportive · 20 councils with a position
Repurpose council farmland/grazing land to nature recovery (rewilding/woodland creation/habitat restoration)
Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE
39% supportive · 28 councils with a position
Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)
Governance & Strategy
45% supportive · 20 councils with a position
Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reporting
Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect
33% supportive · 27 councils with a position
Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & events
Planning & Regulation
36% supportive · 22 councils with a position
Adopt plant-forward / plant-based procurement policy
Procurement & Council Operations
47% supportive · 15 councils with a position
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments
Economic Development & Business
12% supportive · 57 councils with a position
Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop land
Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE
23% supportive · 26 councils with a position
Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategy
Health & Equity Integration
24% supportive · 25 councils with a position
Join/Sign Plant-Based Treaty (membership/pledge)
Governance & Strategy
100% supportive · 6 councils with a position
Targets for plant-based/plant-rich procurement in public catering
Supply Chain & Infrastructure
35% supportive · 17 councils with a position
Public awareness campaigns for food transition (reduce meat/dairy, plant-rich)
Public Engagement & Education
36% supportive · 14 councils with a position
Support programme for food businesses to transition to plant-based offerings
Supply Chain & Infrastructure
29% supportive · 17 councils with a position
Deforestation-free supply chains: no ecosystem clearing for animal farming; mandatory trade deal clauses
Land Use & Deforestation: PBT Relinquish
40% supportive · 10 councils with a position
Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensing
Planning & Regulation
20% supportive · 20 councils with a position
Coastal habitat restoration / blue carbon projects (seagrass, saltmarsh, kelp where applicable)
Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE
14% supportive · 21 councils with a position
Education in schools to reduce animal-based food consumption (curriculum/resources/programmes)
Public Engagement & Education: PBT Redirect
33% supportive · 9 councils with a position
Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chains
Supply Chain & Infrastructure
14% supportive · 22 councils with a position
Targeted plant-based food voucher / cash-first support to reduce food insecurity
Food Access & Justice
25% supportive · 12 councils with a position
Co-design culturally inclusive menus (incl. plant-based options)
Health & Equity Integration
50% supportive · 4 councils with a position
Green bonds and transition finance for plant-based food system shift
Finance & Investment: PBT Redirect
25% supportive · 8 councils with a position
Plant-based options standards for social care, care homes & NHS settings
Procurement & Council Operations
25% supportive · 8 councils with a position
Require overseas programme screening that explicitly advances a plant-based food transition (Plant-Based Treaty aligned)
International Aid & Partnerships
100% supportive · 2 councils with a position
Staff training on inclusive catering (cultural diets, vegan/vegetarian)
Health & Equity Integration
29% supportive · 7 councils with a position
Community cooking & food skills programmes (plant-based cooking)
Public Engagement & Education
20% supportive · 5 councils with a position
Community food hubs / social supermarkets prioritising affordable plant-based staples
Food Access & Justice
100% supportive · 1 council with a position
Dietary guidelines updated to recommend reduced meat/dairy and plant-based food shift
National Advocacy
13% supportive · 8 councils with a position
Endorse Plant-Based Treaty / commit to national plant-based food transition
National Advocacy
11% supportive · 9 councils with a position
Plant-based default / meat-free days in school meals (with dairy alternatives) and procurement alignment
Procurement & Council Operations
33% supportive · 3 councils with a position
Workforce training for plant-based public catering & food service
Workforce & Skills
100% supportive · 1 council with a position
Adopt exclusion policy so overseas programmes/finance do not support animal agriculture (meat, dairy, fishing, aquaculture)
International Aid & Partnerships
No council has taken a position on this yet
Advocate for fiscal measures to discourage high-carbon meat/dairy and fund plant-based transition support
National Advocacy
0% supportive · 2 councils with a position
Ban live exports for slaughter/fattening
Animal Welfare & Trade: PBT Relinquish
No council has taken a position on this yet
Business rates relief for plant-based/vegan food retailers
Economic Development & Business
No council has taken a position on this yet
Catering contract specifications require plant-based default options and minimum plant-based share
Procurement & Council Operations
0% supportive · 3 councils with a position
County farms transition programme to horticulture / plant-protein production (reduce livestock reliance)
Land Use & Producer Transition
No council has taken a position on this yet
Default plant-based catering for council meetings & events
Procurement & Council Operations
0% supportive · 4 councils with a position
Designate and convert Marine Protected Areas into fully protected no-take / HPMA zones
Marine & Coastal Restoration: RESTORE
0% supportive · 3 councils with a position
Develop regional plant-based food distribution / aggregation hubs for local suppliers
Supply Chain & Infrastructure
0% supportive · 1 council with a position
Dietary inclusion standards for public catering (incl. plant-based)
Procurement & Council Operations
No council has taken a position on this yet
Embed Plant-Based Treaty and FPIC clauses in all overseas contracts and MDB submissions
International Aid & Partnerships
No council has taken a position on this yet
End council-funded advertising/promotion of meat & dairy
Planning & Regulation: RELINQUISH
No council has taken a position on this yet
Establish a Food Transition Partnership / Food Policy Council with plant-based transition remit
Governance & Strategy
0% supportive · 2 councils with a position
Establish Food Transition Team / Programme (plant-based)
Governance & Strategy
No council has taken a position on this yet
Food procurement emissions/carbon dashboard (reporting)
Monitoring & Accountability
No council has taken a position on this yet
Holiday hunger support with plant-based meals (HAF, holiday provision)
Health & Equity Integration
No council has taken a position on this yet
Incubators/accelerators for plant-based food & alternative protein startups
Economic Development & Business
No council has taken a position on this yet
Joint procurement consortium for plant-based / plant-rich catering
Inter-Council Collaboration
No council has taken a position on this yet
Just transition programme for food sector away from animal products
Workforce & Skills
0% supportive · 1 council with a position
Menu carbon labelling / footprint labels in council catering and public venues
Monitoring & Accountability
0% supportive · 3 councils with a position
No new large-scale industrial fishing vessels; limit/phase-down industrial fishing capacity
Fisheries Policy: PBT Relinquish
0% supportive · 2 councils with a position
Planning enforcement/refusal guidance for intensive livestock & slaughterhouse proposals
Planning & Regulation: RELINQUISH
0% supportive · 3 councils with a position
Planning moratorium on new/expanded intensive livestock & slaughterhouses
Planning & Regulation: RELINQUISH
No council has taken a position on this yet
Plant-based default in school meals; revise school food standards to require plant-based options
National Advocacy
0% supportive · 9 councils with a position
Plant-based pledges & public challenges (Veganuary, Meat Free Monday)
Governance & Strategy
0% supportive · 3 councils with a position
Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)
Planning & Regulation: RELINQUISH
0% supportive · 19 councils with a position
Prevent conversion of plant-based agriculture to animal agriculture (land-use controls/policy)
Land Use & Regulation: PBT Relinquish
No council has taken a position on this yet
Procurement policy to phase out high-impact meat/dairy in council catering (e.g., beef/lamb) with timelines
Procurement & Council Operations
No council has taken a position on this yet
Protein split reporting for council catering (plant vs animal) with targets and publication
Monitoring & Accountability
No council has taken a position on this yet
Support small farmers to maintain/restore autonomy over land, water, seeds and resources
Land Use & Producer Transition: PBT Redirect
0% supportive · 3 councils with a position