This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 16, 2019.
“Our vision is to make Kirklees completely carbon neutral by 2038.”
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.
Kirklees 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 | Kirklees 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 Kirklees 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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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 86% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 84% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Wirral Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Kirklees 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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Falkirk Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 90% | No | 2050 | No |
Leicestershire County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | No |
Warrington Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Kirklees Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2032 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Kirklees 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 |
Darlington Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Kirklees 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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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Medway Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 98% | No | No target | No |
Swindon Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Kirklees Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/kirklees-council/ [Accessed 22 May 2022].