This council declared a climate emergency on May 16, 2019.
“We want to ensure we as an organisation are carbon-neutral by 2040.”
“We want to support the wider county to be carbon neutral by 2050.”
Climate Strategy · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
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Progress Report · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
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 | Dorset Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 68% | 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 · Top performer 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 Dorset 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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Devon County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 80% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 79% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 77% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
North Devon Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Dorset 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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Horsham District Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 89% | No | 2050 | No |
New Forest District Council | 89% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Mid Sussex District Council | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
Suffolk County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Dorset Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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South Somerset District Council | 93% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 88% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
East Devon District Council | 85% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Dorset 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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Malvern Hills District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Teignbridge District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 90% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Epping Forest District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Dorset 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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Wealden District Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Lincolnshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 92% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 89% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Dorset Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/dorset-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].