This council declared a climate emergency on Dec. 6, 2018.
“Make the Forest of Dean District Council carbon neutral by 2030.”
“Make the Forest of Dean District carbon neutral by 2030.”
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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 | Forest of Dean District Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 45% | 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
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 Forest of Dean 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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South Somerset District Council | 82% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
South Holland District Council | 78% | No | No target | No |
Malvern Hills District Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 76% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 76% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Forest of Dean 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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Melton Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Fife Council | 79% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 79% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Stroud District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Gloucester City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 91% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
These councils are the most similar to Forest of Dean 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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South Holland District Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Ryedale District Council | 95% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Eden District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 89% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Mendip District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Forest of Dean 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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The Moray Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
East Lindsey District Council | 93% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Wychavon District Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Holland District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Perth and Kinross Council | 91% | No | 2045 | No |
Breckland District Council | 91% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
East Devon District Council | 91% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Forest of Dean District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Forest of Dean District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/forest-of-dean-district-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].