This council declared a climate emergency on March 28, 2019.
“The Council has pledged a target of 2030 for our own operations and 2038 for the Borough.”
“This strategy sets out the initial actions that Stockport Council will take to make a difference on climate change over the next five years as we begin our journey to net-zero 2038.”
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 | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 31% | 50% |
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
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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 Stockport 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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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 85% | No | 2050 | No |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Warrington Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 84% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 82% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
These councils are the most similar to Stockport 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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Rochford District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | No |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 89% | Yes | 2027 | No |
South Tyneside Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Manchester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 96% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 95% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 94% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Stockport 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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North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Erewash Borough Council | 87% | No | 2050 | No |
West of England Combined Authority | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Stockport 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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London Borough of Havering | 100% | Yes | No target | No |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | No |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/stockport-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].