This council declared a climate emergency on April 10, 2019.
“This was followed with the cross-party declaration of a Biodiversity and Climate Emergency in April 2019 and an aim of making the Borough carbon neutral by 2030.”
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 | Maidstone Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 72% | 43% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer 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 Maidstone 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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Kent County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
East Sussex County Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Arun District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Bedford Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Maidstone 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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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
City of York Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 90% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | No |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Medway Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Swale Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Rother District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 96% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Maidstone 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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Colchester Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Malvern Hills District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Dorset Council | 96% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Angus Council | 95% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
The Highland Council | 95% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Maidstone 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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Epping Forest District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2032 | No |
New Forest District Council | 98% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Kent County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Chorley Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Maidstone Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Maidstone Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/maidstone-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].