England
Ranked #14 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.
ActingJoin/Sign Plant-Based Treaty (membership/pledge)
7.00Supporting
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets
4.00Supporting
Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reporting
2.82Supporting
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops
2.52Supporting
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)
2.33Supporting
Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategy
2.14Supporting
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)
1.85Supporting
Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)
1.49Supporting
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock land
0.89Supporting
Reform farm subsidies and agri-environment schemes to reward reduced livestock density and shift to horticulture/plant-protein crops
0.23Supporting
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)
0.00Neutral
Coastal habitat restoration / blue carbon projects (seagrass, saltmarsh, kelp where applicable)
0.00Neutral
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments
0.00Neutral
Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chains
0.00Neutral
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)
0.00Neutral
Plant-based pledges & public challenges (Veganuary, Meat Free Monday)
0.00Neutral
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)
0.00Neutral
Support programme for food businesses to transition to plant-based offerings
0.00Neutral