This council declared a climate emergency on July 19, 2019.
“The actions identified now and in the future that will impact our communities are aimed at the target of carbon neutrality by the end of 2030, but recognise the behaviour of both residents and businesses, together with those who visit our area, have a huge role in achieving that goal. ”
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 | Central Bedfordshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 63% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer 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 Central Bedfordshire 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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Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Buckinghamshire Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
Warwickshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 83% | No | 2050 | No |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 82% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Central Bedfordshire 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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North Somerset Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 92% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
Warrington Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
City of York Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Luton Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Bedford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Central Bedfordshire 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 Hertfordshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 98% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Central Bedfordshire 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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South Staffordshire Council | 97% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 93% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Tendring District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
South Derbyshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Central Bedfordshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/central-bedfordshire-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].