This council declared a climate emergency on Aug. 29, 2019.
“Council therefore commits to: Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ that requires urgent action; Make the Council’s activities net-zero carbon by 2030 Achieve 100% clean energy across the Council’s full range of functions 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 | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 44% | 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 Bolton 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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Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 91% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 87% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Bolton 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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City of York Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 93% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
South Tyneside Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 97% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 96% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bolton 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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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 94% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 91% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 90% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 88% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 87% | No | No target | No |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bolton 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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Castle Point Borough Council | 100% | No | No target | No |
Wirral Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Torbay Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | No |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 99% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 98% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/bolton-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].