This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 4, 2019.
“We have ambitious targets to be carbon neutral by 2029 as an organisation.”
“Our goal is for the whole town to be carbon neutral ten years later [2039], well ahead of the government’s 2050 target.”
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 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 25% | 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 Middlesbrough 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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Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 81% | No | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 79% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 79% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 78% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 78% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 77% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Middlesbrough 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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Chelmsford City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 82% | Yes | 2050 | No |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 81% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 81% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 80% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Middlesbrough Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Tees Valley Combined Authority | 99% | No | No target | No |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Redcar and Cleveland Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 95% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Middlesbrough 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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Hartlepool Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 85% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 83% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Middlesbrough 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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Salford City Council | 100% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 100% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 100% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Middlesbrough Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/middlesbrough-borough-council/ [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].