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West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Declarations & pledges

Climate emergency declaration

This council declared a climate emergency on June 27, 2019.

Whole area pledge for 2038

“In June 2019 a climate emergency was declared for the region and we are now placing increased emphasis on our commitment to clean growth and our ambition to become a net zero carbon economy by 2038. ”

Climate documents

Last update: Sept. 27, 2021

Climate Plan Scorecard

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.

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SectionWest Yorkshire Combined AuthorityAverage combined authority council
Total score35%48%
Section 1 Governance, development and funding
9/21
9.5/21
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation
5/18
9.4/18
Section 3 Commitment and integration
2/5
2.2/5
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications
4/9
5.0/9
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets
4/5
3.0/5
Section 6 Co-benefits
1/4
2.6/4
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion
0/5
1.1/5
Section 8 Education, skills and training
1/5
2.5/5
Section 9 Ecological emergency
0/4
1.8/4

Emissions data

8318.8 ktCO2

Total 2020 emissions

3.5 tCO2

per person

4.1 ktCO2

per km2

38%

Domestic

30%

Transport

17%

Industry

10%

Commercial

4%

Public Sector

0%

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 Yorkshire Combined Authority in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority91%No2040Nov. 7, 2019
Leeds City Council89%No2030March 27, 2019
Sheffield City Council89%Yes2050Feb. 6, 2019
Kirklees Council87%Yes2038Jan. 16, 2019
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council87%No2030Oct. 30, 2019
Chesterfield Borough Council87%No2030July 17, 2019
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council87%Yes2038Jan. 30, 2019
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council86%Yes2038July 17, 2019
Greater Manchester Combined Authority86%No2038July 26, 2019
Bradford Metropolitan District Council86%Yes2030Jan. 15, 2019

These councils are the most similar to West Yorkshire 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 nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Bradford Metropolitan District Council95%Yes2030Jan. 15, 2019
North Lanarkshire Council94%Yes2030June 20, 2019
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council93%No2038July 10, 2019
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council93%Yes2030Aug. 29, 2019
Erewash Borough Council92%No2050No
South Tyneside Council92%No2030July 18, 2019
Greater Manchester Combined Authority91%No2038July 26, 2019
Renfrewshire Council90%No2030June 27, 2019
Hertfordshire County Council90%Yes2030July 16, 2019
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council90%No2030Dec. 4, 2019
Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Kirklees Council97%Yes2038Jan. 16, 2019
Bradford Metropolitan District Council96%Yes2030Jan. 15, 2019
Leeds City Council96%No2030March 27, 2019
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council95%Yes2038Jan. 30, 2019
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council95%Yes2040Sept. 18, 2019
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council94%No2030May 23, 2019
Sheffield City Council92%Yes2050Feb. 6, 2019
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council92%No2025Sept. 11, 2019
High Peak Borough Council92%Yes2030Oct. 15, 2019
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority91%No2040Nov. 7, 2019

These councils are the most similar to West Yorkshire 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 nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority97%No2040Nov. 7, 2019
Newport City Council97%Yes2030Nov. 23, 2021
Mansfield District Council94%No2040March 5, 2019
Sheffield City Council93%Yes2050Feb. 6, 2019
Leeds City Council92%No2030March 27, 2019
North Ayrshire Council91%No2030June 25, 2019
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council91%Yes2030July 18, 2019
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council90%No2030May 23, 2019
Peterborough City Council90%Yes2030July 24, 2019
Kirklees Council89%Yes2038Jan. 16, 2019

These councils are the most similar to West Yorkshire 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 nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Cannock Chase District Council99%No2030July 17, 2019
Kirklees Council98%Yes2038Jan. 16, 2019
St Albans City and District Council98%No2030July 9, 2019
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council97%Yes2030Oct. 8, 2019
Swindon Borough Council97%Yes2030No
Hyndburn Borough Council97%No2030Sept. 19, 2019
Tees Valley Combined Authority97%NoNo targetNo
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council97%Yes2030May 23, 2019
Warrington Borough Council97%Yes2030June 7, 2019
Aberdeen City Council97%Yes2045No

Powers & Responsibilities

West Yorkshire Combined Authority is a Combined Authority, with powers over:

Council buildings and staff

Climate actions might include:

  • making council offices more energy efficient
  • incentivising ‘Active Travel’ or public transport use among employees
  • providing carbon literacy training for employees
    Spending, procuring, and investing

    Climate actions might include:

    • embedding carbon impact assessment as part of the council’s budgeting and financial accountability process
    • utilising Public Works Loan Board loans or the Business Rates Retention Scheme to invest in emissions-reducing capital projects that otherwise wouldn’t get funded
    • specifying low carbon equipment and practices when procuring for relevant services from suppliers
    • prioritising positive environmental impacts during procurement, through the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012

    Read more about English local authority powers in the UK100 Power Shift report.

    More about this council

    westyorks-ca.gov.uk
    West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s official homepage.

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