This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 15, 2019.
“Commits to becoming a carbon-neutral organisation by 2030 (including Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions as defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol).”
“In summer 2019, Leeds City Region (LCR) declared a climate emergency aiming for a ‘zero- carbon city region by 2038, with significant progress by 2030’. This aim was adopted by Bradford Council in October 2019.”
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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 | Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 23% | 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 Bradford Metropolitan 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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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 90% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 88% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 88% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bradford Metropolitan 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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West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 96% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 94% | No | 2050 | No |
North Lanarkshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 91% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 96% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Harrogate Borough Council | 93% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bradford Metropolitan 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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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 93% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 89% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 88% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bradford Metropolitan 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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Leeds City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | No |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Thanet District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 95% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/bradford-metropolitan-district-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].