This council declared a climate emergency on March 21, 2019.
“Our vision is for Hull to become a leading carbon neutral city within the United Kingdom (UK) by 2030, to have taken all possible action, under its control, to reduce emissions so that Hull becomes fully carbon neutral by 2030.”
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 | Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 50% | 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 · Top performer 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 Kingston-upon-Hull City 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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Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 84% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 83% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 82% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Kingston-upon-Hull City 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 | 86% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Halton Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | No |
Wolverhampton City Council | 85% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 85% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 84% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 83% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Kingston-upon-Hull City Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 97% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Kingston-upon-Hull City 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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Nottingham City Council | 99% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 98% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 93% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Salford City Council | 91% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Kingston-upon-Hull City 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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Norwich City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
City of London | 100% | No | 2027 | No |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 100% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 100% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2050 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Kingston-upon-Hull City Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/kingston-upon-hull-city-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].