This council declared a climate emergency on May 23, 2019.
“An 80% emissions reduction in city-wide emissions by 2050 compared to 1990 levels with the milestones of 34%by 2020 and 50% CO2 reduction by 2030. ”
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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.
Derby City 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 | Derby City Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 0% | 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
Transport
Domestic
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 Derby City 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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Leeds City Council | 85% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 83% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 83% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 82% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 80% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 80% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Derby City 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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Cardiff Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 90% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 87% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 85% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Middlesbrough Borough Council | 84% | No | 2029 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 83% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Erewash Borough Council | 98% | No | 2050 | No |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 96% | No | 2032 | No |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Nottingham City Council | 95% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Derby City 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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Norwich City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Plymouth City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 85% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 84% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Derby City 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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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Plymouth City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 100% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Gosport Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Stevenage Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Derby City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/derby-city-council/ [Accessed 27 May 2023].