Bristol City Council

The actions we track

• Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)

  7.00Supporting

• Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)

  5.00Supporting

• Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnership

  4.56Supporting

• Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock land

  4.02Supporting

• Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops

  4.00Supporting

• Plant-based default / meat-free days in school meals (with dairy alternatives) and procurement alignment

  4.00Supporting

• Plant-based options standards for social care, care homes & NHS settings

  4.00Supporting

• Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensing

  4.00Supporting

• Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)

  3.64Supporting

• Deforestation-free supply chains: no ecosystem clearing for animal farming; mandatory trade deal clauses

  1.50Supporting

• Green bonds and transition finance for plant-based food system shift

  1.28Supporting

• Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reporting

  1.20Supporting

• Support programme for food businesses to transition to plant-based offerings

  1.20Supporting

• Targets for plant-based/plant-rich procurement in public catering

  1.20Supporting

• Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)

  1.15Supporting

• Reform farm subsidies and agri-environment schemes to reward reduced livestock density and shift to horticulture/plant-protein crops

  0.83Supporting

• Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)

  0.61Supporting

• Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)

  0.09Supporting

• Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets

  0.00Neutral

• Community cooking & food skills programmes (plant-based cooking)

  0.00Neutral

• Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments

  0.00Neutral

• Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategy

  0.00Neutral

• Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & events

  0.00Neutral

• Plant-based default in school meals; revise school food standards to require plant-based options

  0.00Neutral

• Plant-based pledges & public challenges (Veganuary, Meat Free Monday)

  0.00Neutral

• Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)

  0.00Neutral

• Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)

  0.00Neutral

• Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)

  0.00Neutral