This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 19, 2019.
“Doncaster, all of its public institutions, businesses and communities, should keep within its carbon budget, deliver an 85% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2040”
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 | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 37% | 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 Doncaster Metropolitan 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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Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 85% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 83% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Doncaster Metropolitan 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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Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 87% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 85% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Rugby Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 83% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Bassetlaw District Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 95% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 93% | Yes | No target | No |
Mansfield District Council | 93% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Doncaster Metropolitan 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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Pendle Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 95% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 94% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Redcar and Cleveland Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 91% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 91% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Doncaster Metropolitan 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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Renfrewshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Arun District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Pendle Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/doncaster-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].