This council declared a climate emergency on April 25, 2019.
“We will set organisational five-year carbon budgets and an emissions reduction pathway to 2050, with significant reduction by 2030.”
“The objective of the KMELES is to outline a joint Kent and Medway approach to achieving a reduction in carbon emissions and improvements in air quality, with an agreed Kent and Medway target of net zero emissions by 2050.”
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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 | Medway Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 71% | 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 · Top performer 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 Medway 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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London Borough of Havering | 83% | Yes | No target | No |
Worthing Borough Council | 81% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Ipswich Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Havant Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 80% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 80% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 79% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
London Borough of Enfield | 79% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Medway 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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Eastleigh Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Havant Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Redditch Borough Council | 90% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 90% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Fareham Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 89% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 89% | Yes | No target | No |
Luton Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 87% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Castle Point Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | No |
Gravesham Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Thurrock Council | 97% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Swale Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Rochford District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Medway 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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Basildon Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 88% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Medway 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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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 96% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Medway Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/medway-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].