This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 8, 2019.
“The Council has committed to becoming ‘net zero carbon’ 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 | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Top performer Total score | 85% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 · Top performer Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 · Top performer 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 Solihull 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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Swindon Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Warrington Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Erewash Borough Council | 83% | No | 2050 | No |
Hampshire County Council | 83% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 83% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Solihull 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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Hampshire County Council | 93% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
City of York Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 91% | Yes | No target | No |
St Albans City and District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Birmingham City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 96% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 96% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 95% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 95% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 95% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Solihull 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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Swindon Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Warrington Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Solihull 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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Warrington Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 99% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Medway Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/solihull-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].