This council declared a climate emergency on July 23, 2019.
“Join other Councils in declaring a Climate Emergency and work towards achieving our vision of carbon neutrality by 2040.”
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 | Stafford Borough Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 37% | 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
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 Stafford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxfordshire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Wiltshire Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| Leicestershire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Staffordshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
| Cherwell District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
| Worcestershire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
| Warwickshire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
| Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 83% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Stafford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiltshire Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| East Lothian Council | 90% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
| North Kesteven District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| North of Tyne Combined Authority | 88% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
| Denbighshire County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 97% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
| Staffordshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
| Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
| South Staffordshire Council | 96% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
| Cannock Chase District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Wolverhampton City Council | 95% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
| Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
| Telford & Wrekin Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
| East Staffordshire Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Stafford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kesteven District Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| North West Leicestershire District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
| Cherwell District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 96% | No | 2045 | No |
| Selby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Lichfield District Council | 95% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Stafford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kesteven District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| Boston Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Bedford Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
| Scarborough Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Fife Council | 95% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| East Suffolk Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Stafford Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Stafford Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/stafford-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].