This council declared a climate emergency on May 22, 2019.
“Commits to the target of Cheshire East Council being carbon neutral by 2025.”
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 | Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 66% | 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 · 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 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 Cheshire East Council (Unitary) 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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Bromsgrove District Council | 82% | No | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 82% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 82% | No | No target | No |
Staffordshire County Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 79% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 77% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Cheshire East Council (Unitary) 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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Surrey Heath Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Warwickshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Waverley Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 82% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 82% | No | 2050 | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Cheshire East Council (Unitary). Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Manchester City Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | No | 2038 | March 28, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cheshire East Council (Unitary) 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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Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 94% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 93% | Yes | 2029 | No |
City of Edinburgh Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 91% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cheshire East Council (Unitary) 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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North East Derbyshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 96% | No | No target | July 24, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | No |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Cheshire East Council (Unitary). Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/cheshire-east-council-unitary/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].