This council declared a climate emergency on March 7, 2019.
“Approve a target date for the Council’s direct operations to become carbon neutral 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.
Section | Rushcliffe Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 46% | 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 · Top performer Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Transport
Domestic
Commercial
Industry
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 Rushcliffe 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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Harborough District Council | 72% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 70% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 70% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 68% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 66% | No | 2050 | No |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 65% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 65% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 65% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rushcliffe 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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West Suffolk Council | 75% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 73% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 71% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 70% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 69% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 68% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 68% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 66% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 65% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Nottingham City Council | 98% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Melton Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 96% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
Leicester City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Erewash Borough Council | 95% | No | 2050 | No |
Mansfield District Council | 95% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rushcliffe 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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Harborough District Council | 99% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Rutland County Council | 99% | No | 2050 | No |
Waverley Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 99% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
Isles of Scilly | 93% | Yes | 2030 | April 11, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Mid Sussex District Council | 92% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Rushcliffe 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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Horsham District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 95% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
Copeland Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 94% | No | 2040 | No |
Clackmannanshire Council | 93% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
North Kesteven District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
Durham County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Rushcliffe Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Rushcliffe Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/rushcliffe-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].