We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“We have a collective ambition of working towards being 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 | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 31% | 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 Oadby and Wigston 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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Woking Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 83% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
London Borough of Bromley | 83% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Erewash Borough Council | 83% | No | 2050 | No |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
London Borough of Havering | 80% | Yes | No target | No |
Castle Point Borough Council | 80% | No | No target | No |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 79% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oadby and Wigston 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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Woking Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Chorley Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Leicester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Charnwood Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Lancashire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oadby and Wigston 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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Cambridge City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 87% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Hertfordshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 86% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oadby and Wigston 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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South Tyneside Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 100% | Yes | No target | No |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Belfast City Council | 99% | Yes | No target | Oct. 1, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/oadby-and-wigston-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].