This council declared a climate emergency on July 15, 2021.
“The council has set a target to be carbon neutral by 2050 and is working in partnership to achieve the Worcestershire LEP Energy Strategy aim of halving the county’s carbon emissions by 2030.”
“Make Worcestershire County Council, in all areas where it is directly responsible, carbon neutral by 2050, taking into account both production and consumption emissions.”
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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 | Worcestershire County Council | Average county council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 40% | 40% |
| 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. Data has been combined from constituent local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Worcestershire County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Staffordshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
| Bedford Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
| Warwickshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
| Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
| Lancashire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
| West Sussex County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
| Derbyshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2032 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Worcestershire County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| West Sussex County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
| Hampshire County Council | 92% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
| Ashford Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Essex County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Leicestershire County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Lewes District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
| Kent County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
| Falkirk Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wychavon District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Redditch Borough Council | 96% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Cotswold District Council | 96% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
| Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
| Bromsgrove District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
| Worcester City Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Warwick District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Worcestershire County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Northamptonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
| Bedford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
| Flintshire County Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
| Wyre Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Derbyshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2032 | No |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Erewash Borough Council | 94% | No | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Worcestershire County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swale Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
| Rugby Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| East Sussex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Mole Valley District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
| Lewes District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Midlothian Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
| Carlisle City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Worcestershire County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/worcestershire-county-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].