This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 4, 2021.
“The aim to be a carbon neutral District Council by 2030 and ensure that all our strategic decisions, budgets and approaches to planning decisions are in line with a shift to net-zero carbon by 2030.”
“To support and work with all other relevant agencies towards making Maldon Doistrict and its parishes net-zero carbon within the same timescale (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.
Maldon District 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 | Maldon District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 0% | 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
Agriculture
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 Maldon 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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Babergh District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 79% | No | 2050 | No |
Horsham District Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | No |
East Suffolk Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 75% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Braintree District Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Maldon 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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Pendle Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 87% | Yes | No target | No |
Melton Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Fife Council | 84% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Rochford District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Colchester Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Chelmsford City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Medway Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Tendring District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Maldon 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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The Moray Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Rugby Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Maldon 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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Ribble Valley Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | No |
Harborough District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Somerset District Council | 92% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 89% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Maldon District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Maldon District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/maldon-district-council/ [Accessed 2 Apr 2023].