This council declared a climate emergency on June 26, 2019.
“We need to prepare and adapt to deal with the projected impacts of climate change, and so this plan commits Blackpool to becoming 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 | Blackpool Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 61% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 · Top performer 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
Commercial
Public Sector
Industry
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 Blackpool 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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Wolverhampton City Council | 82% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 81% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 80% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 79% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 78% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 78% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 77% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 77% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Blackpool 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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Swansea City Council | 84% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 82% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 81% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Fylde Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Wyre Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 93% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 91% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Blackpool 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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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Manchester City Council | 94% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 92% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 92% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 92% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 88% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 86% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 83% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Blackpool 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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Reading Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 99% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 99% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
London Borough of Bexley | 99% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Enfield | 99% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Birmingham City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
City of London | 98% | No | 2027 | No |
Norwich City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Blackpool Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/blackpool-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].