This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“Work to make Darlington Borough Council carbon neutral by 2050 and call on central government to provide funding and powers to make this possible.”
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 | Darlington Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 61% | 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 Darlington 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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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 87% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 85% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 84% | No | No target | No |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 84% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 82% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Darlington 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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North East Combined Authority | 91% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Durham County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Fife Council | 86% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 95% | No | No target | No |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Durham County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Middlesbrough Borough Council | 94% | No | 2029 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 93% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 93% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Sunderland City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Richmondshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Darlington 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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Kirklees Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 95% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 94% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | No |
North Lanarkshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Lancashire County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
North Ayrshire Council | 90% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Redcar and Cleveland Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Darlington 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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Charnwood Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Renfrewshire Council | 99% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Pendle Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Darlington Borough Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Darlington Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/darlington-borough-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].