This council declared a climate emergency on June 18, 2019.
“Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) declared a climate emergency in June 2019. One key aspect of the climate emergency declaration is the target to make Council’s operations 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 | Mole Valley District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 64% | 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
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 Mole Valley 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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Waverley Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 85% | No | 2050 | No |
West Berkshire Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 84% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 82% | Yes | No target | No |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 82% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Mole Valley 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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Waverley Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 85% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
West Berkshire Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 81% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 81% | No | 2050 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 97% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 97% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Horsham District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Merton | 97% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Mole Valley 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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East Hampshire District Council | 99% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Harrogate Borough Council | 98% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 98% | No | 2050 | No |
Horsham District Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Winchester City Council | 97% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Tandridge District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Mole Valley 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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Midlothian Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Swale Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Guildford Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Mole Valley District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Mole Valley District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/mole-valley-district-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].