This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 23, 2019.
“Our commitment to reducing our carbon emissions and influencing the reduction of local carbon emissions goes hand in hand with the 'net zero by 2050' target set by the UK Government, a goal that requires us and all sectors to pull together to achieve.”
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.
Redditch Borough 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 | Redditch Borough 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 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 Redditch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
| Worcester City Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
| Tamworth Borough Council | 84% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
| Erewash Borough Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
| Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
| Derby City Council | 84% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
| Warrington Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2038 | March 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Redditch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
| North Somerset Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
| Maidstone Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| Borough of Broxbourne | 88% | No | No target | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Redditch Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove District Council | 98% | No | No target | July 24, 2019 |
| Wychavon District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Worcestershire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
| Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Redditch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Havant Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Swansea City Council | 89% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
| Gloucester City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Clackmannanshire Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Redditch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracknell Forest Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Havant Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| South Ribble Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| London Borough of Bromley | 99% | Yes | 2029 | No |
| Dundee City Council | 99% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | No |
| Glasgow City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
| London Borough of Enfield | 99% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Redditch Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/redditch-borough-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].