This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“ In acknowledgement of the urgency of the situation the Council declared a Climate Emergency and committed to work with residents and partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make the borough carbon neutral by 2030.”
“Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has declared a climate emergency and set a goal to be net carbon neutral by 2030 to tackle climate change.”
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 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 41% | 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 2019 emissions
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Industry
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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 Blackburn with Darwen 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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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 86% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Preston City Council | 83% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 83% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 82% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Blackburn with Darwen 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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Erewash Borough Council | 85% | No | 2050 | No |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Wirral Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 84% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | No |
Wolverhampton City Council | 82% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Hyndburn Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
South Ribble Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Blackburn with Darwen 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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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Middlesbrough Borough Council | 94% | No | 2029 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 90% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 86% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Blackburn with Darwen 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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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 99% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Leeds City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Thanet District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].