This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“"That Cabinet notes that the target of Carbon Neutrality by 2030 relates to the whole District and not just the Council as an organisation."”
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.
Cannock Chase District 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 | Cannock Chase District 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 Cannock Chase 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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Tamworth Borough Council | 86% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 83% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Erewash Borough Council | 81% | No | 2050 | No |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 81% | No | No target | No |
Kirklees Council | 80% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cannock Chase 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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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Warrington Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | No |
Rochford District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Arun District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Staffordshire County Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 97% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 97% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
South Staffordshire Council | 96% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Stafford Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Cannock Chase 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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Dartford Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 94% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Rother District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | No |
Rossendale Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cannock Chase 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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West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Medway Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
St Albans City and District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Cannock Chase District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/cannock-chase-district-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].