This council declared a climate emergency on Nov. 28, 2018.
“Across the council and in partnership across Traford, we are continuing to make progress with measures that will reduce our carbon footprint and put us on a pathway to carbon neutrality by 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 | Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 64% | 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 · Top performer Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Industry
Transport
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 Trafford 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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Broxtowe Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 83% | No | 2050 | No |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 80% | No | 2030 | No |
Wirral Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Trafford 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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Kirklees Council | 92% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 91% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 85% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 85% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Salford City Council | 99% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 95% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Trafford 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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Cheltenham Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 92% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Cambridge City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 89% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | No |
Oxford City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Trafford 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 Bromley | 100% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Torbay Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 99% | Yes | No target | No |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/trafford-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].