This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 11, 2019.
“In July 2019, the Council committed to becoming a Green New Deal Council, setting targets of carbon neutrality for the Council by 2025.”
“In July 2019, the Council committed to becoming a Green New Deal Council, setting targets of carbon neutrality for the Council by 2025 and for the borough 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 | Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 34% | 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 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 Oldham Metropolitan 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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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 88% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Salford City Council | 86% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oldham Metropolitan 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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Sheffield City Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 94% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 92% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 91% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Ashfield District Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 96% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oldham Metropolitan 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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Hyndburn Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 92% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 91% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Burnley Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oldham Metropolitan 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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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Fareham Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 98% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/oldham-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].