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“Derbyshire County Council has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by March 2022 compared to the 2009-10 baseline, with the ultimate goal of becoming net zero carbon by 2032.”
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 | Derbyshire County Council | Average county council |
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Total score | 38% | 40% |
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. Data has been combined from constituent local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Derbyshire County 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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Amber Valley Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 85% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Derbyshire County 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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Amber Valley Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 86% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 84% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Fife Council | 84% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Amber Valley Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 95% | No | 2050 | No |
South Derbyshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Bolsover District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Derbyshire County 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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Bedford Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
West Lothian Council | 97% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
East Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 95% | Yes | No target | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Derbyshire County 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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Cheshire West and Chester Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Maidstone Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 98% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Epping Forest District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Derbyshire County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/derbyshire-county-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].