Merton Council has been ranked as one of the top performing Councils in the UK for climate action among Councils

That’s according to Climate Emergency UK, who have just published their second edition of the Council Climate Action Scorecards.

Merton improved on its 2023 score by 7%, taking the overall score to 67%, whilst the UK average was 38%.

As well as placing strongly overall in the top 10, Merton ranked first in the country for Planning & Land Use.

Radio Jackie’s Esme Agius-Kensell has been speaking to Merton Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Civic Pride and Climate Change Eleanor Stringer about what this means for the council going forward.