This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“The council committed to establish a cross party working group to advise the council’s cabinet on the actions and timescales needed to move towards carbon neutrality by 2030.”
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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.
Rugby Borough Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | Rugby Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 0% | 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
Transport
Domestic
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 Rugby 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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Staffordshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Derbyshire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Warwickshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Rugby 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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Norfolk County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | No |
Suffolk County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
South Kesteven District Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 97% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
Leicester City Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rugby 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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Epping Forest District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Dorset Council | 95% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rugby 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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East Sussex County Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Swale Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Rugby Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Rugby Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/rugby-borough-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].