This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“Work to make Darlington Borough Council carbon neutral by 2050 and call on central government to provide funding and powers to make this possible.”
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 | Darlington Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 61% | 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 Darlington 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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Kirklees Council | 88% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 86% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 86% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 86% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 84% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Darlington 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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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 86% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | No |
North Lanarkshire Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 85% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 83% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Darlington Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 95% | No | No target | No |
Durham County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 93% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Richmondshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Darlington 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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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 96% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 91% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Darlington 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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Charnwood Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Renfrewshire Council | 99% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Pendle Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
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: Darlington Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/darlington-borough-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].