This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 7, 2019.
We couldn’t find any climate pledges from this council. If you’ve found one, let us know!
We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.
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.
Dartford Borough 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 | Dartford Borough 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
Transport
Domestic
Commercial
Industry
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 Dartford 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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Adur District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Basildon Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | No |
Thurrock Council | 84% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Havering | 80% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Dartford 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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Adur District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Basildon Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
City of York Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hampshire County Council | 84% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
---|---|---|---|---|
London Borough of Bexley | 99% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Havering | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
Thurrock Council | 98% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 98% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Kent County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 97% | Yes | 2027 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Dartford 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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Cannock Chase District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Thurrock Council | 90% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 89% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Ashford Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Norfolk County Council | 87% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Dartford 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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Medway Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 95% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Dartford Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Dartford Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/dartford-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].