This council declared a climate emergency on June 27, 2019.
“In May 2021 the Climate and Environment Action Plan was updated to reflect the Council’s pathway to carbon neutral for the councils activities aim by 2030.”
“In May 2021 the Climate and Environment Action Plan was updated to reflect the Council’s pathway to carbon neutral for the councils activities aim by 2030 and district aims of carbon neutrality before 2050.”
Climate Strategy · PDF · Approved
PDF · We no longer hold a copy of this document
Action Plan · DOCX · Approved · Whole Area
Summary Document · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
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 | South Derbyshire District Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 70% | 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 · Top performer 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
Agriculture
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 South Derbyshire 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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Lichfield District Council | 84% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 81% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 81% | No | No target | No |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 81% | No | 2040 | No |
Warwickshire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 80% | No | No target | No |
Braintree District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Derbyshire 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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Breckland District Council | 92% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 91% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 84% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 82% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 82% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Derby City Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
Tamworth Borough Council | 96% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Derbyshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 95% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Derbyshire 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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Warwickshire County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 98% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
High Peak Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 95% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Staffordshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Derbyshire 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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North West Leicestershire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Teignbridge District Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 95% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Broadland District Council | 93% | No | 2050 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: South Derbyshire District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/south-derbyshire-district-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].