This council declared a climate emergency on April 18, 2019.
“Make the Council’s activities net-zero carbon by 2030.”
“Support and work with all other relevant agencies towards making the Preston district Zero Carbon within the same timescale (2030).”
We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.
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.
Preston City Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
| Section | Preston City Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 0% | 43% |
| 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 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Transport
Industry
Commercial
Public Sector
Agriculture
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 Preston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 87% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
| Burnley Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
| Salford City Council | 83% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
| Leeds City Council | 82% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 81% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
| West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 80% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
| Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Preston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welwyn Hatfield Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 86% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
| Canterbury City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
| Salford City Council | 83% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
| Swansea City Council | 82% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
| Eastbourne Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
| Blackpool Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ribble Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Chorley Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
| Wyre Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Fylde Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Ribble Valley Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
| Lancaster City Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
| West Lancashire Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Hyndburn Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Preston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield District Council | 93% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
| Tees Valley Combined Authority | 93% | No | No target | No |
| St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
| Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 92% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| Hyndburn Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
| Newport City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
| Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 89% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Preston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West of England Combined Authority | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
| Telford & Wrekin Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
| Milton Keynes | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
| Three Rivers District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
| Thanet District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Warwick District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Falkirk Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Preston City Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/preston-city-council/ [Accessed 26 Sep 2022].