This council declared a climate emergency on April 10, 2019.
“This was followed with the cross-party declaration of a Biodiversity and Climate Emergency in April 2019 and an aim of making the Borough 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 | Maidstone Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 72% | 43% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer 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 Maidstone 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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Kent County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Essex County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | No |
Canterbury City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Maidstone 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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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 89% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 88% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Maidstone Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Medway Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Swale Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Kent County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Maidstone 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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Essex County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | No |
Colchester Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Havering | 94% | Yes | No target | No |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Maidstone 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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Epping Forest District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 96% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Wyre Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2032 | No |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Maidstone Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/maidstone-borough-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].