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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 | West Northamptonshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 34% | 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
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 West Northamptonshire 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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Warwickshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 86% | No | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Worcestershire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Suffolk County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Northamptonshire 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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Warwickshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Norfolk County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | No |
Peterborough City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 84% | Yes | No target | No |
Bedford Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Oxfordshire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
Blaby District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Leicester City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Northamptonshire 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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Cheshire West and Chester Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Milton Keynes | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to West Northamptonshire 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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Warwickshire County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 99% | No | 2050 | No |
Hart District Council | 98% | No | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 95% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: West Northamptonshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/west-northamptonshire-council/ [Accessed 28 May 2023].