This council declared a climate emergency on May 22, 2019.
“Commits to the target of Cheshire East Council being carbon neutral by 2025.”
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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 | Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 66% | 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 · Top performer 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
Agriculture
Public Sector
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 Cheshire East Council (Unitary) 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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Bromsgrove District Council | 84% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 82% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 80% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cheshire East Council (Unitary) 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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South Oxfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | No |
Mole Valley District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Durham County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 81% | No | 2050 | No |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 95% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Manchester City Council | 94% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 94% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 93% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cheshire East Council (Unitary) 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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Gloucestershire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 95% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 94% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 94% | No | 2045 | No |
Hampshire County Council | 94% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cheshire East Council (Unitary) 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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North East Derbyshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | No |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Cheshire East Council (Unitary). Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/cheshire-east-council-unitary/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].