This council declared a climate emergency on May 16, 2019.
“We want to ensure we as an organisation are carbon-neutral by 2040.”
“We want to support the wider county to be carbon neutral by 2050.”
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 | Dorset Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 68% | 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 · Top performer Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Transport
Domestic
Industry
Agriculture
Commercial
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 Dorset 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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Devon County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 83% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Sedgemoor District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Dorset 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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Lincolnshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Devon County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 85% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 85% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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South Somerset District Council | 94% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 89% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Dorset 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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Malvern Hills District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Braintree District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Epping Forest District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
The Highland Council | 95% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Angus Council | 94% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Dorset 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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Monmouthshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Wealden District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Norfolk County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Dorset Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/dorset-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].