This council declared a climate emergency on July 24, 2019.
“Committed to addressing the issue of climate change, Amber Valley Borough Council has declared its aim to become carbon-neutral by 2030.”
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 | Amber Valley Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 20% | 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 2019 emissions
per person
per km2
Commercial
Domestic
Industry
Public Sector
Transport
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 Amber Valley 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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Derbyshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Staffordshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 79% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 77% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Amber Valley 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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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
East Ayrshire Council | 86% | No | 2030 | No |
South Ayrshire Council | 86% | No | 2045 | No |
Derbyshire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2032 | No |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 84% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 83% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Angus Council | 82% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Scarborough Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Amber Valley Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Derbyshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Derby City Council | 98% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
South Derbyshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 95% | Yes | No target | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Amber Valley 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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Flintshire County Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Essex County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | No |
Colchester Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
West Lothian Council | 94% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Amber Valley 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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Chelmsford City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 97% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Amber Valley Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/amber-valley-borough-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].