This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 1, 2019.
“The council will lead by example, working towards the city and the council becoming carbon neutral. We are committed to becoming carbon neutral as a council by 2030 or sooner, to match our ambition for the city.”
“In Leicester we believe that our city needs to become carbon neutral, and to adapt to protect its citizens and the natural world as the climatechanges. Scientific estimates for the speed and scale of global carbon reduction needed suggest that the City of Leicester needs to become carbon neutral by 2030 or sooner.”
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 | Leicester City Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 71% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 · Top performer 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 Leicester 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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Coventry City Council | 88% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Southampton City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 81% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 80% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 80% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 79% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 79% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Leicester 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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Coventry City Council | 87% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Norwich City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 84% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Salford City Council | 82% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 81% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 81% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 81% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Leicester City Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | No |
Charnwood Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Blaby District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Harborough District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Leicester 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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London Borough of Haringey | 95% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Luton Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
Tendring District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 91% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 90% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Leicester 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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London Borough of Hounslow | 100% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 100% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 100% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Sutton | 100% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 100% | No | No target | No |
Slough Borough Council | 100% | Yes | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Leicester City Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/leicester-city-council/ [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].