This council declared a climate emergency on May 23, 2019.
“We have pledged to become a carbon neutral organisation by 2030, for those emissions that are under our direct control. ”
“This means having a net zero carbon footprint, and we aim to help the entire district achieve this goal too, within the same timeframe - if possible - but by 2038 at the latest.”
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 | Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 58% | 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 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 · Top performer Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
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 Wakefield Metropolitan 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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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 87% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 85% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 83% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Wakefield Metropolitan 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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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 91% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Kirklees Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 85% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 96% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 94% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Sheffield City Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wakefield Metropolitan 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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North Lanarkshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 93% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Durham County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 90% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wakefield Metropolitan 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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Hertsmere Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
City of York Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Arun District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Thurrock Council | 95% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Wokingham Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/wakefield-metropolitan-district-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].