This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 18, 2019.
“The motion to declare a climate emergency was proposed to full council on 18 February 2019 and called on the cabinet to: make Cheltenham carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions.”
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 | Cheltenham Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 24% | 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 Cheltenham 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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Worcester City Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
London Borough of Sutton | 82% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 82% | No | 2050 | No |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | No |
West of England Combined Authority | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cheltenham 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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Chorley Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 85% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 84% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 84% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Cheltenham Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Tewkesbury Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 96% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cheltenham 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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City of Edinburgh Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
London Borough of Bromley | 95% | Yes | 2029 | No |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 94% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 92% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cheltenham 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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Tamworth Borough Council | 100% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | No |
South Tyneside Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Middlesbrough Borough Council | 100% | No | 2029 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | 2038 | March 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 100% | Yes | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Cheltenham Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/cheltenham-borough-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].