Monmouthshire County Council has been awarded the highest score of any local authority in the UK for its work on Waste Reduction and Food, in the recently published Council Climate Action Scorecards.

The Climate Action Scorecards are assessed by Climate Emergency UK to find out how well councils are performing in taking action towards NetZero.

The scorecards are based on an assessment of the following themes:

This is the second time that Climate Emergency UK as published the Scorecards.

MCC got the highest score for its work on Waste Reduction and Food in the whole of the UK, scoring 93 percent.

We also achieved the second highest overall score in Wales, across the seven themes.

Monmouthshire County Council Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Environment, Catrin Maby, said: “This result recognises the work that we have been doing in the two key areas, together with our Monmouthshire communities.”

“Firstly, reducing waste through reuse, repair and recycling, and supporting important circular economy projects, such as community fridges and Benthyg.”

“On food, we have been recognised for our Sustainable Food Strategy and Food Partnership work, with food producers, farmers, community growing projects, schools and young people.”

“We can be proud of what we’ve achieved, but we also know we need to keep on doing better across all of these themes, both for the sake of future generations and the well-being of people in Monmouthshire today.”