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City council wins green label in prestigious political awards
Yorkshire Evening Post
|September 15, 2025
Leeds City Council has officially been named as Green Council of the Year after winning the title at the prestigious Political Purpose Awards this week.
The council was presented with the award by the Nature 2030 campaign, which aims to recognise and promote efforts to tackle climate change through positive environmental and sustainability activities.
The Green Council of the Year award, sponsored by Keep Britain Tidy, recognises councils that have 'demonstrated exceptional leadership in protecting and enhancing the local environment or that have developed the most ambitious packages of local environmental measures.'
A council spokesperson said: “Leeds was nominated for the award for its ongoing response to declaring a climate emergency in 2019, informed by a public conversation to set the ambition to become a net zero carbon city.
“A range of initiatives and service improvements across the council were highlighted for their positive environmental contributions to the city.”
This story is from the September 15, 2025 edition of Yorkshire Evening Post.
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