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Derbyshire Dales District Council

Declarations & pledges

Climate emergency declaration

This council declared a climate emergency on May 30, 2019.

Council only pledge for 2030

“Make Derbyshire Dales District Council carbon neutral by 2030/”

Climate documents

Last update: March 16, 2022
The Path To Net Zero: Climate Change Strategy And Action Plan, 2020 To 2030

Action Plan · PDF · Approved · Council Only
Derbyshire Dales District Council Summary Document

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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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Derbyshire Dales District Council was a top performer amongst district councils, in the Measuring and setting emissions targets section.

SectionDerbyshire Dales District CouncilAverage district council
Total score51%43%
Section 1 Governance, development and funding
13/21
9.4/21
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation
9/18
8.1/18
Section 3 Commitment and integration
4/7
3.8/7
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications
4/9
4.7/9
Section 5 · Top performer Measuring and setting emissions targets
5/5
2.6/5
Section 6 Co-benefits
1/4
1.9/4
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion
1/5
0.5/5
Section 8 Education, skills and training
1/5
1.5/5
Section 9 Ecological emergency
3/4
1.8/4

Emissions data

470.9 ktCO2

Total 2020 emissions

6.5 tCO2

per person

0.6 ktCO2

per km2

41%

Transport

26%

Domestic

19%

Industry

7%

Agriculture

5%

Commercial

1%

Public Sector

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 Derbyshire Dales District 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
Hambleton District Council84%No2034Dec. 14, 2021
Cotswold District Council79%NoNo targetJuly 3, 2019
Craven District Council77%No2030Aug. 6, 2019
South Lakeland District Council77%Yes2030Feb. 26, 2019
North Yorkshire County Council74%Yes2030No
West Lindsey District Council73%Yes2050No
Stratford-on-Avon District Council73%Yes2030July 15, 2019
Rutland County Council72%No2050No
South Norfolk District Council72%NoNo targetNo
Babergh District Council71%Yes2030July 23, 2019

These councils are the most similar to Derbyshire Dales District 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
Hambleton District Council77%No2034Dec. 14, 2021
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council75%NoNo targetOct. 7, 2019
Monmouthshire County Council72%Yes2030May 16, 2019
Newark and Sherwood District Council71%Yes2035July 16, 2019
Mid Ulster District Council71%NoNo targetNo
The Highland Council71%No2025May 9, 2019
Aberdeenshire Council71%No2045No
Ryedale District Council70%No2050Oct. 10, 2019
Cotswold District Council70%NoNo targetJuly 3, 2019
South Lakeland District Council70%Yes2030Feb. 26, 2019

Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Leicestershire County Council98%No2030May 15, 2019
Derbyshire County Council98%Yes2032No
Amber Valley Borough Council95%Yes2030July 24, 2019
North East Derbyshire District Council95%Yes2030July 8, 2019
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council95%Yes2030July 10, 2019
East Staffordshire Borough Council95%Yes2040Aug. 17, 2020
High Peak Borough Council94%Yes2030Oct. 15, 2019
Chesterfield Borough Council94%Yes2030July 17, 2019
Derby City Council94%Yes2050May 23, 2019
Sheffield City Council94%Yes2050Feb. 6, 2019

These councils are the most similar to Derbyshire Dales District 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
Aberdeenshire Council99%No2045No
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council98%Yes2030July 17, 2019
Bromsgrove District Council97%YesNo targetJuly 24, 2019
Ribble Valley Borough Council97%No2030No
North Kesteven District Council97%Yes2030July 11, 2019
Stratford-on-Avon District Council97%Yes2030July 15, 2019
Central Bedfordshire Council97%No2030July 19, 2019
Tandridge District Council97%Yes2030Feb. 13, 2020
Warwick District Council96%No2030June 26, 2019
Horsham District Council96%Yes2050June 26, 2019

These councils are the most similar to Derbyshire Dales District 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
Pembrokeshire County Council97%Yes2030May 9, 2019
Hambleton District Council97%No2034Dec. 14, 2021
Argyll and Bute Council96%Yes2045No
West Lindsey District Council95%Yes2050No
Richmondshire District Council94%Yes2030July 23, 2019
South Hams District Council93%Yes2030July 25, 2019
Isle of Anglesey County Council92%Yes2030Sept. 8, 2020
Babergh District Council91%Yes2030July 23, 2019
West Devon Borough Council91%Yes2030May 21, 2019
Mid Devon District Council90%Yes2030June 26, 2019

Powers & Responsibilities

Derbyshire Dales District 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

    derbyshiredales.gov.uk
    Derbyshire Dales District Council’s official homepage.
    Tyndall Centre Carbon Budget report
    Check Derbyshire Dales District 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 Derbyshire Dales District Council’s climate performance, and actions you can take.

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    mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Derbyshire Dales District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/derbyshire-dales-district-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].

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