This council declared a climate emergency on July 25, 2019.
“In July 2019 we declared a climate change emergency to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 across every aspect of our service provision and estate.”
Action Plan · PDF · Council Only
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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 | Staffordshire County Council | Average county council |
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Total score | 24% | 40% |
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. Data has been combined from constituent local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Staffordshire County 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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Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Rugby Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Warwickshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Staffordshire County 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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Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Tendring District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | No |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Suffolk County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Cannock Chase District Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 97% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 96% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 96% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 96% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Birmingham City Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Staffordshire County 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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Fylde Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Essex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Flintshire County Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Angus Council | 95% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Staffordshire County 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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Hampshire County Council | 96% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Kent County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Lanarkshire Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Staffordshire County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/staffordshire-county-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].