This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“Our ambitious climate change target is for the council and the borough of Rochdale to work towards being carbon neutral by 2038.”
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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 | Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 11% | 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 Rochdale 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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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rochdale 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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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Burnley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 95% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rochdale 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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Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 91% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 90% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 89% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 89% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Sunderland City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rochdale 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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Broxtowe Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Runnymede Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/rochdale-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].