This council declared a climate emergency on July 25, 2019.
“The Council committed to ensure its activities and operations are carbon neutral by 2030.”
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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 | Telford & Wrekin Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 78% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 · Top performer Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 · Top performer Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 · Top performer 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 Telford & Wrekin 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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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 82% | No | 2050 | No |
Redditch Borough Council | 82% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 82% | No | No target | No |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 81% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 81% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Telford & Wrekin 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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Charnwood Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Sedgemoor District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 84% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Shropshire Council - Unitary | 95% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 93% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 93% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 92% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 92% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 91% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Staffordshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 90% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Telford & Wrekin 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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Wyre Forest District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Swansea City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Northumberland Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 92% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | No |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
These councils are the most similar to Telford & Wrekin 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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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
Preston City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Milton Keynes | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Telford & Wrekin Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/telford-wrekin-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].