This council declared a climate emergency on July 24, 2019.
“The borough sets a goal of rendering the borough carbon neutral by the year 2030. For avoidance of doubt, this goal means the borough shall produce no net carbon emissions by this date, taking into account of actions that have the effect of removing carbon from the environment.”
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 Ribble Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 60% | 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
Industry
Domestic
Transport
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 South Ribble 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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North East Derbyshire District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 82% | No | 2050 | No |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 78% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to South Ribble 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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Caerphilly County Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
Bolsover District Council | 85% | Yes | No target | No |
Fife Council | 85% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Preston City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Wyre Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Ribble 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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Dacorum Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Warwickshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Ribble 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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Bracknell Forest Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Erewash Borough Council | 98% | No | 2050 | No |
Runnymede Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Ashfield District Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
South Ribble Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: South Ribble Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/south-ribble-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].