This council declared a climate emergency on July 10, 2019.
“In light of the Climate Emergency, to make the Borough of Burnley carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3).”
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.
Burnley Borough Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | Burnley Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 0% | 43% |
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 Burnley 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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Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 87% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 83% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 82% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Burnley 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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Renfrewshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 86% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Pendle Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 94% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Burnley 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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Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 88% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 86% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Burnley 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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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Erewash Borough Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
Burnley Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Burnley Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/burnley-borough-council/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].