This council declared a climate emergency on March 5, 2019.
“By 2030, the council’s own operations will be clean and efficient, and we will play a positive role enabling the wider borough to achieve net-zero emissions.”
Climate Strategy · PDF · Approved · Council Only
Climate Strategy · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
Action Plan · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
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 | Bedford Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 57% | 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
Transport
Domestic
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 Bedford 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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Kent County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Worcestershire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
Gloucestershire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bedford 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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City of York Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Renfrewshire Council | 89% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Central Bedfordshire Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Luton Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 95% | No | 2040 | No |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bedford 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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North Northamptonshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Derbyshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2032 | No |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
West Lothian Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bedford 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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Fife Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 95% | Yes | No target | No |
South Kesteven District Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Bedford Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/bedford-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].