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Chesterfield Borough Council

Declarations & pledges

Climate emergency declaration

This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.

Council only pledge for 2030

“That Members approve the proposed Climate Change action plan as detailed in Appendix A, to support the Council to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.”

Whole area pledge for 2050

“That Members approve the proposed Climate Change action plan as detailed in Appendix A, to support the Council to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030, and Chesterfield Borough by 2050.”

Climate documents

Last update: March 16, 2022
Climate Change Action Plan 2020-2023

Action Plan · PDF · Approved · Whole Area

Chesterfield Borough Council Summary Document

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Chesterfield Borough Council Pre-plan

PDF · We no longer hold a copy of this document

Climate Plan Scorecard

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.

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SectionChesterfield Borough CouncilAverage district council
Total score25%43%
Section 1 Governance, development and funding
11/21
9.4/21
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation
4/18
8.1/18
Section 3 Commitment and integration
3/7
3.8/7
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications
2/9
4.7/9
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets
1/5
2.6/5
Section 6 Co-benefits
0/4
1.9/4
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion
0/5
0.5/5
Section 8 Education, skills and training
1/5
1.5/5
Section 9 Ecological emergency
0/4
1.8/4

Emissions data

374.5 ktCO2

Total 2020 emissions

3.6 tCO2

per person

5.7 ktCO2

per km2

38%

Domestic

28%

Transport

16%

Industry

12%

Commercial

5%

Public Sector

0%

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 Chesterfield Borough Council in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority88%No2040Nov. 7, 2019
West Yorkshire Combined Authority87%No2038June 27, 2019
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council87%Yes2038July 10, 2019
Ashfield District Council85%NoNo targetNo
Kirklees Council85%Yes2038Jan. 16, 2019
Greater Manchester Combined Authority85%No2038July 26, 2019
Sheffield City Council85%Yes2050Feb. 6, 2019
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council85%No2030Oct. 30, 2019
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council84%No2030Dec. 4, 2019
Leeds City Council83%No2030March 27, 2019

These councils are the most similar to Chesterfield 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 nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Burnley Borough Council92%Yes2030July 10, 2019
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority90%Yes2040April 28, 2019
Renfrewshire Council90%No2030June 27, 2019
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority89%No2040Nov. 7, 2019
West Yorkshire Combined Authority88%No2038June 27, 2019
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council87%Yes2050July 25, 2019
Bradford Metropolitan District Council87%Yes2030Jan. 15, 2019
Wolverhampton City Council87%No2028July 17, 2019
Wirral Council86%No2030July 15, 2019
Dacorum Council86%Yes2050July 17, 2019
Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
North East Derbyshire District Council99%Yes2030July 8, 2019
Bolsover District Council98%YesNo targetNo
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council96%No2030Oct. 30, 2019
Sheffield City Council96%Yes2050Feb. 6, 2019
Ashfield District Council96%NoNo targetNo
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority96%No2040Nov. 7, 2019
Derbyshire County Council96%Yes2032No
Mansfield District Council96%No2040March 5, 2019
Amber Valley Borough Council96%Yes2030July 24, 2019
Derbyshire Dales District Council94%Yes2030May 30, 2019

These councils are the most similar to Chesterfield 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 nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council93%Yes2030May 23, 2019
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council91%Yes2030May 23, 2019
North Lanarkshire Council91%Yes2030June 20, 2019
Kirklees Council90%Yes2038Jan. 16, 2019
Basildon Borough Council90%Yes2030No
Medway Council90%Yes2050April 25, 2019
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council89%Yes2038July 10, 2019
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council89%Yes2038Jan. 30, 2019
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council89%Yes2030July 18, 2019
City of Lincoln Council88%Yes2030July 23, 2019

These councils are the most similar to Chesterfield 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 nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Halton Borough Council100%YesNo targetOct. 16, 2019
Sheffield City Council99%Yes2050Feb. 6, 2019
Elmbridge Borough Council99%No2030July 17, 2019
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council98%Yes2030July 18, 2019
Fareham Borough Council98%Yes2030Oct. 24, 2019
Woking Borough Council98%Yes2030July 25, 2019
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council98%No2030Dec. 4, 2019
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council98%No2025Sept. 11, 2019
Adur District Council98%Yes2030July 18, 2019
Basildon Borough Council98%Yes2030No

Powers & Responsibilities

Chesterfield Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:

Council buildings and staff

Climate actions might include:

  • making council offices more energy efficient
  • incentivising ‘Active Travel’ or public transport use among employees
  • providing carbon literacy training for employees
    Environmental health

    Climate actions might include:

    • reducing industrial emissions through air quality enforcement
    • bringing up insulation and energy efficiency standards through enforcement of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and Decent Homes Standard 2000, for cold and damp conditions in private rental and social housing

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Planning and building control

    Climate actions might include:

    • imposing reasonable requirements that new developments comply with energy efficiency standards and get a proportion of their energy from local, renewable sources (Planning and Energy Act, 2008)
    • incorporating additional energy performance standards into their Local Plan, for new works that require planning permission
    • using Area Action Plans to guide development proposals towards lower carbon emissions or more cycling and walking routes, for example
    • enforcing legislation that requires private rental properties to be of Energy Efficiency Rating E or above (Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2015)
    • funding energy efficiency improvements on existing homes, through initiatives such as Green Homes Grants

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Housing

    Climate actions might include:

    • setting energy standards above building regulations (Planning and Energy Act, 2008)
    • enabling housing associations to improve the energy efficiency of their housing stock through loans
    • where councils operate their own social housing, prioritising energy efficiency – for example, by requiring Passivhaus standard for newly built schemes

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Spending, procuring, and investing

    Climate actions might include:

    • embedding carbon impact assessment as part of the council’s budgeting and financial accountability process
    • utilising Public Works Loan Board loans or the Business Rates Retention Scheme to invest in emissions-reducing capital projects that otherwise wouldn’t get funded
    • specifying low carbon equipment and practices when procuring for relevant services from suppliers
    • prioritising positive environmental impacts during procurement, through the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
    Waste collection

    Climate actions might include:

    • establishing ‘Joint Waste Solutions’ with neighbouring councils, to get more value out of waste, recycling, and street cleaning contracts
    • running marketing campaigns to encourage residential recycling, reuse, and waste minimisation

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Read more about English local authority powers in the UK100 Power Shift report.

    More about this council

    chesterfield.gov.uk
    Chesterfield Borough Council’s official homepage.
    Tyndall Centre Carbon Budget report
    Check Chesterfield Borough Council’s ‘carbon budget’ – their share towards meeting the UK’s Paris agreement targets.
    Friends of the Earth ‘Near You’ tool
    Discover climate groups in this area, data about Chesterfield Borough Council’s climate performance, and actions you can take.

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    mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Chesterfield Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/chesterfield-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].

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