This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 20, 2019.
“Immediately adopt a new Durham County Council target of 60% [carbon reduction] by 2030(i) making significant progress towards making Durham County Council and County Durham carbon neutral taking into account both production and consumption emissions.”
“Investigate what further actions are necessary to make County Durham carbon neutral by 2050 and pledge to achieve this.”
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 | Durham County Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 58% | 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 Durham County 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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North East Combined Authority | 76% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 69% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 69% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 69% | No | 2030 | No |
Lancaster City Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 67% | No | 2030 | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 66% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 65% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 65% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bassetlaw District Council | 64% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Durham County 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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Stafford Borough Council | 88% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 88% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 83% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 81% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Durham County Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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North East Combined Authority | 94% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Richmondshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Northumberland Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Eden District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Durham County 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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North East Combined Authority | 92% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Enfield | 90% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 90% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
These councils are the most similar to Durham County 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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Bolsover District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
Teignbridge District Council | 88% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 87% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 85% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 84% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 83% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 82% | No | 2040 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Durham County Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/durham-county-council/ [Accessed 22 May 2022].