This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 23, 2019.
“Milton Keynes will be the world’s greenest and most sustainable city by becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and carbon negative by 205 of the world’s most truly sustainable economies and models for growth.”
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 | Milton Keynes | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 49% | 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 Milton Keynes 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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Swindon Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | No |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Milton Keynes 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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Swindon Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Basildon Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Canterbury City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
City of York Council | 89% | No | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Derby City Council | 88% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Milton Keynes. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Bedford Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 95% | No | 2050 | No |
West Northamptonshire Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
North Northamptonshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Milton Keynes 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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Chorley Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Canterbury City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
West Northamptonshire Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Erewash Borough Council | 93% | No | 2050 | No |
Leicestershire County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Milton Keynes 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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Surrey County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Thanet District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 98% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Milton Keynes is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Milton Keynes. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/milton-keynes/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].