This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 16, 2019.
We couldn’t find any climate pledges from this council. If you’ve found one, let us know!
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.
Halton Borough 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 | Halton Borough 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 Halton 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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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 85% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 85% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 84% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 84% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Halton 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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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Boston Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Colchester Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 85% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Halton Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 96% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Halton 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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Hartlepool Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Preston City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 90% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Glasgow City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Halton 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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Chesterfield Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 99% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Halton Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/halton-borough-council/ [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].