This council declared a climate emergency on June 25, 2019.
“That this Council declares a climate emergency and will aim to achieve carbon neutrality from its own operations by 2030.”
“The climate emergency and the Council’s role in achieving Zero emissions by 2030 (Council’s direct emissions) and 2050 (whole district).”
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 | North West Leicestershire District Coun… | Average district council |
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Total score | 43% | 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
Industry
Transport
Domestic
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 North West Leicestershire 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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Cambridgeshire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 77% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 77% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 76% | No | 2040 | No |
Cherwell District Council | 73% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
South Kesteven District Council | 73% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 73% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Chichester District Council | 72% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North West Leicestershire 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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Cambridgeshire County Council | 71% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Rutland County Council | 71% | No | 2050 | No |
Cherwell District Council | 70% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 69% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 68% | No | No target | No |
Stirling Council | 68% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 67% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 67% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
Charnwood Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Blaby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 95% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North West Leicestershire 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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Stafford Borough Council | 98% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Lichfield District Council | 96% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Cherwell District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North West Leicestershire 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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South Derbyshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Northumberland Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 95% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 95% | No | 2050 | No |
Teignbridge District Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 94% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
South Staffordshire Council | 92% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: North West Leicestershire District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/north-west-leicestershire-district-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].