This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“Make the Council’s activities net-zero carbon by 2030.”
“Support and work with all other relevant agencies towards making the Sefton area Zero Carbon within the same timescale (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 | Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 32% | 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
Public Sector
Commercial
Industry
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 Sefton 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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Preston City Council | 80% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 75% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 74% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 70% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 69% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 68% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sefton 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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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 77% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 77% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 69% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Stevenage Borough Council | 68% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 67% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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West Lancashire Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 96% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Fylde Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Blackpool Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 92% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sefton 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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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 91% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 90% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sefton 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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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Basildon Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 99% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Fareham Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/sefton-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].