Cardiff Council

Wales

20.10

Ranked #22 of 229 UK councils

A running total of the weight of every tracked food action this council has formally voted through. It is not a mark out of 100.

Acting

The actions we track

Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnership
5.00Supporting
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)
3.38Supporting
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments
3.07Supporting
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)
3.00Supporting
Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reporting
2.07Supporting
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)
1.40Supporting
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock land
1.37Supporting
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)
0.57Supporting
Reform farm subsidies and agri-environment schemes to reward reduced livestock density and shift to horticulture/plant-protein crops
0.24Supporting
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets
0.00Neutral
Coastal habitat restoration / blue carbon projects (seagrass, saltmarsh, kelp where applicable)
0.00Neutral
Dietary guidelines updated to recommend reduced meat/dairy and plant-based food shift
0.00Neutral
Education in schools to reduce animal-based food consumption (curriculum/resources/programmes)
0.00Neutral
Green bonds and transition finance for plant-based food system shift
0.00Neutral
Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategy
0.00Neutral
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council land
0.00Neutral
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)
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

The actions we track

Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnership

5.00Supporting

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

3.38Supporting

Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments

3.07Supporting

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

3.00Supporting

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

2.07Supporting

Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)

1.40Supporting

Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock land

1.37Supporting

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

0.57Supporting

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

0.24Supporting

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

0.00Neutral

Coastal habitat restoration / blue carbon projects (seagrass, saltmarsh, kelp where applicable)

0.00Neutral

Dietary guidelines updated to recommend reduced meat/dairy and plant-based food shift

0.00Neutral

Education in schools to reduce animal-based food consumption (curriculum/resources/programmes)

0.00Neutral

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

0.00Neutral

Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategy

0.00Neutral

Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council land

0.00Neutral

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

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