This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 11, 2019.
“In July 2019, the Council committed to becoming a Green New Deal Council, setting targets of carbon neutrality for the Council by 2025.”
“In July 2019, the Council committed to becoming a Green New Deal Council, setting targets of carbon neutrality for the Council by 2025 and for the borough 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 | Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 34% | 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 Oldham Metropolitan 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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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 90% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 88% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oldham Metropolitan 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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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Redditch Borough Council | 90% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 88% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 87% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 95% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 93% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oldham Metropolitan 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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Hyndburn Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 95% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 95% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 92% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oldham Metropolitan 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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Wirral Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Dundee City Council | 100% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 99% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 99% | Yes | 2029 | No |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Fareham Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/oldham-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].