We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“We are committed to minimising the environmental impacts of our own activities. Aiming to achieve 100% clean energy across our buildings and services and ensuring that all strategic decisions, budgets and approaches to planning decisions are in line with our ambition for the council’s own activities to be carbon neutral by 2030. ”
“Work with partners and the community to support the district in its aspiration to be Carbon Neutral by 2050, if not earlier.”
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 | Blaby District Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 56% | 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 · Top performer 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 Blaby District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of York Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
| North Hertfordshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
| Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| St Albans City and District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
| Leicestershire County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Hampshire County Council | 83% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Blaby District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochford District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Castle Point Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | 2038 | March 28, 2019 |
| Arun District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
| London Borough of Havering | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
| Spelthorne Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
| Warrington Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
| St Albans City and District Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
| Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | No |
| Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Charnwood Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Harborough District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| Rugby Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
| North West Leicestershire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
| Coventry City Council | 94% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Blaby District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Brentwood Borough Council | 97% | No | 2040 | No |
| Bracknell Forest Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
| Tandridge District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
| Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Rochford District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Warwick District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Horsham District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
| Bromsgrove District Council | 96% | No | No target | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Blaby District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgend County Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
| North East Combined Authority | 97% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
| Gedling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
| Wyre Forest District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
| Fylde Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
| Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
| Brentwood Borough Council | 92% | No | 2040 | No |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Blaby District Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/blaby-district-council/ [Accessed 28 Nov 2022].