This council declared a climate emergency on June 7, 2019.
“To make Warrington carbon neutral by 2030. To make all Council property carbon neutral by 2030 and across all services.”
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 | Warrington Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
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
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 Warrington 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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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
Redditch Borough Council | 83% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Wyre Forest District Council | 81% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Warrington 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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North Somerset Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | No | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 97% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Salford City Council | 96% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 94% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Warrington 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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West of England Combined Authority | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
Swindon Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Fife Council | 83% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 83% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 82% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Warrington 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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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Medway Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Swindon Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Warrington Borough Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Warrington Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/warrington-borough-council/ [Accessed 28 May 2023].