Westminster Council tops UK climate action assessment

All councils in the UK have been scored on their climate action in a first-of-its-kind initiative.

Westminster City Council came out on top among single-tier councils, while the West Midlands Combined Authority and the Greater London Authority scored highest among combined governments. In the category of district councils, Lancaster City Council emerged as the leader and for county councils, Oxfordshire attained the highest position.

Working with a team of trained volunteers, Climate Emergency UK assessed all UK councils on their progress towards net zero. Councils have previously been scored on their climate plans but the not-for-profit said this is the first comprehensive measurement...