This council declared a climate emergency on Dec. 13, 2018.
“After declaring a climate change emergency in November 2018, the council’s Environment Committee is being asked to approve a framework of measures to help the district become carbon neutral by 2030.”
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 | Stroud District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 77% | 43% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 · Top performer 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
Domestic
Transport
Industry
Agriculture
Public Sector
Commercial
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 Stroud 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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Gloucestershire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 83% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 82% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 81% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Stroud 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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Gloucestershire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
East Lothian Council | 83% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Kesteven District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 82% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Gloucester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 93% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Stroud 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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Winchester City Council | 100% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 99% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 98% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Harrogate Borough Council | 98% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 96% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Surrey County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 95% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Stroud 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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Carlisle City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 95% | No | 2045 | No |
Cherwell District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Derry City and Strabane District Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | June 27, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Stroud District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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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: Stroud District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/stroud-district-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].