This council declared a climate emergency on March 28, 2019.
“A motion passed by councillors in March declared a climate emergency and committed to attempting to make the Borough 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 | Redcar and Cleveland Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 40% | 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
Industry
Domestic
Transport
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 Redcar and Cleveland 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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Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 77% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 69% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 62% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Lincolnshire Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 60% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 59% | No | No target | No |
Wyre Council | 59% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 58% | No | No target | No |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 58% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Redcar and Cleveland 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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High Peak Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 72% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 65% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 57% | No | No target | No |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 55% | No | No target | No |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 55% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 53% | No | No target | No |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 52% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Rutland County Council | 50% | No | 2050 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Middlesbrough Borough Council | 97% | No | 2029 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 96% | No | No target | No |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 95% | Yes | No target | No |
Ryedale District Council | 93% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 93% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Redcar and Cleveland 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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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 95% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
North Ayrshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 94% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 91% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Redcar and Cleveland 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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Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 92% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Tandridge District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
South Staffordshire Council | 87% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Redcar and Cleveland Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/redcar-and-cleveland-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].