East Sussex County Council

The actions we track

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

  1.95Supporting

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

  1.83Supporting

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

  1.17Supporting

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

  1.03Supporting

• Co-design culturally inclusive menus (incl. plant-based options)

  0.00Neutral

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

  0.00Neutral

• Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments

  0.00Neutral

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

  0.00Neutral

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

  0.00Neutral

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

  0.00Neutral

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

  0.00Neutral