This council declared a climate emergency on March 8, 2019.
“Commit to an accelerated reduction of its own carbon emissions, with theaspirations to be carbon neutral by 2030; and to change its energy supply to 100%renewable source.”
“Work with strategic partners, residents and local organisations to develop a revised countywide carbon dioxide reduction strategy aspiring for carbon neutrality 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 | Herefordshire Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 58% | 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 · Top performer 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
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 Herefordshire 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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Mendip District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 83% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
North Devon Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 77% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
South Holland District Council | 76% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Herefordshire 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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North Devon Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 83% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 82% | No | 2030 | No |
West Lindsey District Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Holland District Council | 81% | No | No target | No |
Northumberland Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Angus Council | 79% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Monmouthshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 90% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 90% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Stroud District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
These councils are the most similar to Herefordshire 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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Gwynedd County Council | 98% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Breckland District Council | 93% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
South Holland District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Boston Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Isle of Wight Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Herefordshire 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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Malvern Hills District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Torridge District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 88% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
Breckland District Council | 83% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | May 2, 2020 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Herefordshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/herefordshire-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].