This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 30, 2019.
“In 2019 we declared a climate emergency. Now our target is to have Net Zero emissions by 2038 with significant progress 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 | Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 31% | 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 Calderdale 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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Pendle Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 86% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 85% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Calderdale 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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Bolsover District Council | 93% | Yes | No target | No |
Pendle Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 87% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 94% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Calderdale 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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North Lanarkshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | No |
Kirklees Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 92% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 91% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Redcar and Cleveland Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Durham County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Calderdale 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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Arun District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 97% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/calderdale-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].