This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 18, 2019.
“Barnsley Council set out in its climate emergency declaration in September 2019 an ambitious and realistic vision for the borough to become net Zero Carbon by 2045 (Zero45) and as an organisation to lead by example to become net zero carbon by 2040 (Zero40).”
“Barnsley Council set out in its climate emergency declaration in September 2019 an ambitious and realistic vision for the borough to become net Zero Carbon by 2045 (Zero45).”
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 | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 43% | 50% |
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
Domestic
Transport
Industry
Commercial
Public Sector
Agriculture
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 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough 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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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 77% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 77% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 76% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 74% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 74% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 73% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough 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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Broxtowe Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 78% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 72% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 71% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 70% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 70% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Sheffield City Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 95% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 94% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough 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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Thanet District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
North East Combined Authority | 93% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 92% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
East Lindsey District Council | 90% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Peterborough City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough 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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Welwyn Hatfield Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 98% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 97% | No | No target | No |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Surrey County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/barnsley-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].