This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“To DECLARE a “Climate Emergency”, with an aim to make Melton Borough Council activities as far as practical carbon neutral by 2030 and further promote a cutting of emissions within the wider Borough of Melton.”
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.
Melton Borough 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 | Melton Borough Council | Average district council |
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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
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 Melton 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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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 80% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 79% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Derbyshire County Council | 78% | Yes | 2032 | No |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Melton 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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Maldon District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Derbyshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Fife Council | 81% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | No |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
South Holland District Council | 81% | No | No target | No |
South Ayrshire Council | 80% | No | 2045 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Rushcliffe Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Rutland County Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
Charnwood Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Harborough District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Leicester City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
South Kesteven District Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 94% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Melton 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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East Cambridgeshire District Council | 100% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 99% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Orkney Islands Council | 98% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 97% | No | 2040 | No |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 96% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Melton 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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Stirling Council | 98% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Angus Council | 91% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Wealden District Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Melton Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Melton Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/melton-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].