This council declared a climate emergency on March 11, 2019.
“Commit to a target of making York carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3 of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol).”
We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.
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.
City of York Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | City of York Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 0% | 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
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 City of York 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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Charnwood Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Leicestershire County Council | 78% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to City of York 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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Bedford Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 89% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Milton Keynes | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 88% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Dover District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with City of York Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Selby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Ryedale District Council | 94% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 92% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Harrogate Borough Council | 90% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 89% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to City of York 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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East Dunbartonshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | No |
East Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Woking Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 95% | No | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 95% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 94% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to City of York 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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Hertsmere Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 98% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Inverclyde Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 96% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 95% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: City of York Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/city-of-york-council/ [Accessed 22 May 2022].