This council declared a climate emergency on June 28, 2019.
“It is also clear that achieving our climate goals will require an unprecedented reduction in emissions, which is why WMCA has set a realistic timeframe for its zero carbon target, for 2041.”
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 | West Midlands Combined Authority | Average combined authority council |
|---|---|---|
| Top performer Total score | 89% | 48% |
| 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. Data has been combined from constituent local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to West Midlands Combined Authority 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield City Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 94% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
| Harlow Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
| Wolverhampton City Council | 92% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Gloucester City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| London Borough of Ealing | 90% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Leicester City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to West Midlands Combined Authority 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford City Council | 93% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
| South Tyneside Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Wolverhampton City Council | 89% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 89% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 88% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
| Norwich City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
| Glasgow City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
| Hastings Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Midlands Combined Authority 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
| Plymouth City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
| Derby City Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
| Gloucester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Worthing Borough Council | 99% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
| Gosport Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Stevenage Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
| Ipswich Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Hastings Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: West Midlands Combined Authority. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/west-midlands-combined-authority/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].