This council declared a climate emergency on July 10, 2019.
“We have set ourselves the aim of making Manchester a zero-carbon city by 2038 or before – at least 12 years earlier than the national 2050 target.”
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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 | Manchester City Council | Average single tier council |
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Top performer Total score | 87% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 · Top performer 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 · Top performer Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 · Top performer 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 Manchester 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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Liverpool City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 87% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 78% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 76% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 76% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 75% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 75% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Manchester 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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Liverpool City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 83% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
City of London | 74% | No | 2027 | No |
Sheffield City Council | 74% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 73% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 73% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Manchester City Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 98% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | No | 2038 | March 28, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Salford City Council | 97% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 93% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Manchester 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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Blackpool Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Nottingham City Council | 93% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 93% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Burnley Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 86% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Manchester 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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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 100% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
Leicester City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 100% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Sutton | 100% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Watford Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 100% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Harrow | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 100% | Yes | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Manchester City Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/manchester-city-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].