This council declared a climate emergency on June 11, 2019.
“Our key target of a net-zero Northumberland by 2030 still stands. This is a huge amount of work, but far more will need to happen in order to meet our goal of a carbon neutral county.”
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 | Northumberland Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 72% | 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 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 · Top performer Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Transport
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 Northumberland 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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Cumbria County Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Ayrshire Council | 81% | No | 2030 | No |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Angus Council | 78% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 77% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 76% | No | 2045 | No |
Durham County Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Denbighshire County Council | 75% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Northumberland 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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Angus Council | 84% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 81% | No | 2030 | No |
Herefordshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 79% | No | 2045 | No |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | No |
The Highland Council | 79% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 78% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Melton Borough Council | 78% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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North of Tyne Combined Authority | 94% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 89% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Durham County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 86% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Northumberland 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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Bassetlaw District Council | 99% | No | No target | No |
Lancaster City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 95% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Cumbria County Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 93% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Northumberland 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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North Lincolnshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 97% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Denbighshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Northumberland Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/northumberland-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].