This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 30, 2019.
“The Council’s carbon emissions to be at net zero by 2030 (NZ30).”
“Rotherham-wide carbon emissions to be at net zero by 2040 (NZ40).”
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 | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 51% | 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 Rotherham 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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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 92% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 90% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 87% | No | No target | No |
Kirklees Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rotherham 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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Torfaen County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 88% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 88% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | No |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
Newport City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 86% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 98% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 95% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rotherham 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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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Redcar and Cleveland Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 95% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 92% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rotherham 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Torfaen County Borough Council | 98% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 96% | No | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].