This council declared a climate emergency on July 16, 2019.
“Pledge to make the city of Worcester carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3).”
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 | Worcester City Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 47% | 43% |
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
Public Sector
Commercial
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 Worcester City 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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Gloucester City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Bristol City Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Coventry City Council | 82% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 81% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Worcester City 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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Norwich City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 89% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Coventry City Council | 88% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 88% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Malvern Hills District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Wyre Forest District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 95% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 95% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Worcester City 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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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Oxford City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Worcester City 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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Cambridge City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Derby City Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 98% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Worcester City Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Worcester City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/worcester-city-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].