This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“We will display strong leadership and work collaboratively with communities, partners and organisations to ensure our Council reaches the target of net zero carbon (external link) by 2038, with a strong influence to reduce the borough’s emissions.”
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 | Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 52% | 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 Wigan Metropolitan 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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Wirral Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 86% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 85% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 84% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wigan Metropolitan 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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Kirklees Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 87% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 95% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 95% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Wigan Metropolitan 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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Leeds City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 93% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 89% | Yes | No target | No |
Cardiff Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wigan Metropolitan 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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City of Edinburgh Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 97% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/wigan-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].