This council declared a climate emergency on July 23, 2019.
“This Council pledges to: 1. Acknowledge a climate emergency. 2. Set up a Task Force, commencing by September 2019, to examine ways in which Babergh & Mid Suffolk Councils will respond to the climate change challenge on a spend to save basis, with the ambition to make Babergh & Mid Suffolk Councils carbon neutral by 2030.”
This council’s climate plans as of 20th September 2021 were assessed and scored by trained Climate Emergency UK volunteers, as part of the Council Climate Plan Scorecards project.
Section | Babergh District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 58% | 43% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Transport
Domestic
Industry
Agriculture
Commercial
Public Sector
Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy “subset dataset”, representing carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Babergh District Council in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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South Norfolk District Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 82% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Maldon District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
Braintree District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 78% | No | 2050 | No |
South Holland District Council | 78% | No | No target | No |
Chichester District Council | 77% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Babergh District Council in terms of their emissions profile, based on the latest data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Breckland District Council | 92% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 86% | No | No target | No |
Malvern Hills District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 84% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Norfolk District Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
Teignbridge District Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Colchester Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Tendring District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
West Suffolk Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Chelmsford City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Babergh District Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in high deprivation, medium deprivation, and low deprivation neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Monmouthshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
The Moray Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
Rugby Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Epping Forest District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Babergh District Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Richmondshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Rutland County Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
West Lindsey District Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Mid Devon District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 92% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
South Lakeland District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Babergh District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/babergh-district-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].