This council declared a climate emergency on Nov. 20, 2019.
“In November 2019, Gedling Borough Council (GBC) declared a climate emergency, alongside which a pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 was made.”
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 | Gedling Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 46% | 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
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 Gedling 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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Amber Valley Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 80% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 80% | No | 2050 | No |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Gedling 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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Kirklees Council | 90% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 89% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Woking Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 83% | No | 2050 | No |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Nottingham City Council | 98% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 97% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 96% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Erewash Borough Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
Bolsover District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
Charnwood Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Gedling 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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Hertsmere Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Epping Forest District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Gedling 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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Blaby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 94% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Gedling Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Gedling Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/gedling-borough-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].