We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“To lead by example and encourage the District as a whole to undertake similar steps, ELDC is committing to an ambitious target of reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2040, with a minimum emissions reduction of 45% by 2027.”
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 | East Lindsey District Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 25% | 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
Transport
Domestic
Industry
Commercial
Agriculture
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 East Lindsey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | No |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| West Lindsey District Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| South Holland District Council | 77% | No | No target | No |
| Rother District Council | 76% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
| Tendring District Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| Breckland District Council | 75% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| Suffolk County Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
| Scarborough Borough Council | 74% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
| Shropshire Council - Unitary | 73% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Lindsey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Norfolk District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 86% | No | 2045 | No |
| Monmouthshire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
| South Holland District Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 82% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
| Angus Council | 82% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
| Harborough District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| Conwy County Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
| Dorset Council | 79% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
| South Kesteven District Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| South Holland District Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
| North Kesteven District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| West Lindsey District Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| City of Lincoln Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 90% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
| South Kesteven District Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to East Lindsey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Durham County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| North East Combined Authority | 90% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | No |
| Tendring District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| Swale Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
| Scarborough Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Lindsey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland District Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
| East Devon District Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
| Wychavon District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Shropshire Council - Unitary | 96% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
| South Norfolk District Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
| Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
| South Lakeland District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| North Yorkshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| North Devon Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Forest of Dean District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: East Lindsey District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/east-lindsey-district-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].