This council declared a climate emergency on Nov. 4, 2019.
“Our aim is simple: for Dover District Council to become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 at the latest. ”
“Because we also want to help you live and work more sustainably. We aspire for the whole district 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 | Dover District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 51% | 43% |
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
Domestic
Transport
Commercial
Industry
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 Dover District 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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Gravesham Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Tendring District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Swale Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 79% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Ashford Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Maidstone Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Dover 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 name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 85% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 85% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 84% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 84% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Thanet District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Swale Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Tendring District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Dover 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 name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Allerdale Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Norfolk County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | No |
Carlisle City Council | 91% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 91% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Dover 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 name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Buckinghamshire Council | 99% | No | 2050 | No |
Warwickshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Hart District Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 97% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Dover District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Dover District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/dover-district-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].