This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 21, 2019.
“Nottingham City Council has responded to the climate and environmental crisis by setting an ambition to become the first carbon neutral city in the UK by 2028.”
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 | Nottingham City Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 76% | 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
Public Sector
Commercial
Industry
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 Nottingham City 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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Manchester City Council | 88% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 84% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 80% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Norwich City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 76% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 76% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
These councils are the most similar to Nottingham City 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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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 86% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 82% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Broxtowe Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Erewash Borough Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
Mansfield District Council | 96% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Bolsover District Council | 95% | Yes | No target | No |
Derby City Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Nottingham City 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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Manchester City Council | 92% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 91% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Birmingham City Council | 91% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 90% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 87% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 86% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 84% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Nottingham City 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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London Borough of Croydon | 100% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 100% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Barnet | 99% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Watford Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 98% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Manchester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Nottingham City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/nottingham-city-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].