This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 28, 2019.
“Declares a ‘Climate Emergency’, and commits to making the operations and activities of Lancashire County Council Carbon Neutral by 2030.”
We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.
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.
Lancashire County Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
| Section | Lancashire County Council | Average county council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 0% | 40% |
| 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. Data has been combined from constituent local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Lancashire County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyre Forest District Council | 86% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
| Derbyshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2032 | No |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Worcestershire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
| Kent County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
| Staffordshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
| Darlington Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Lancashire County 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 East Combined Authority | 91% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
| Leicestershire County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Darlington Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Bolsover District Council | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
| Durham County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
| Erewash Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | No |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Northamptonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
| Harborough District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| Rutland County Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
| Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
| Melton Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Leicester City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
| Charnwood Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Blaby District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Milton Keynes | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Lancashire County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrewshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
| Clackmannanshire Council | 95% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
| Swansea City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
| North Lincolnshire Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| North of Tyne Combined Authority | 93% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
| East Staffordshire Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
| Fife Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| Darlington Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| West Lindsey District Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 90% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Lancashire County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lothian Council | 98% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
| Chelmsford City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| North of Tyne Combined Authority | 97% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
| Hampshire County Council | 97% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 97% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| East Staffordshire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
| West Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
| Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Lancashire County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/lancashire-county-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].