This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 10, 2019.
“In October 2019, Ryedale District Council joined other bodies in declaring a climate change emergency and making a commitment to actions to help achieve net zero emissions across Ryedale by 2050.”
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 | Ryedale District Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 21% | 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
Agriculture
Commercial
Public Sector
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 Ryedale District 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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Shropshire Council - Unitary | 70% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | No |
West Lindsey District Council | 68% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
North Norfolk District Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 68% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 68% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 67% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
South Holland District Council | 67% | No | No target | No |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 66% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Ryedale District 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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Hambleton District Council | 76% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Chichester District Council | 73% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 72% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Perth and Kinross Council | 71% | No | 2045 | No |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
The Highland Council | 68% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 67% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
South Lakeland District Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Scarborough Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
City of York Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Redcar and Cleveland Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 92% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Middlesbrough Borough Council | 91% | No | 2029 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 91% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Selby District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 90% | No | No target | No |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Ryedale District 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 Holland District Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Forest of Dean District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Ceredigion County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Gwynedd County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Eden District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Ryedale District 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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Mid Suffolk District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
West Devon Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 95% | No | 2045 | No |
The Highland Council | 94% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 94% | No | 2045 | No |
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 92% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | May 2, 2020 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Ryedale District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Ryedale District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/ryedale-district-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].