This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 16, 2019.
“In September 2019, Rother District Council declared a climate emergency and pledged to become carbon neutral 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 | Rother District Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 22% | 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 Rother District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk County Council | 78% | No | 2030 | No |
| South Holland District Council | 76% | No | No target | No |
| East Suffolk Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Ashford Borough Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 74% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Suffolk County Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
| Breckland District Council | 72% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| Maldon District Council | 71% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
| Babergh District Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| Dorset Council | 70% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rother District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Rossendale Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
| Herefordshire Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| East Ayrshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | No |
| South Holland District Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Ribble Valley Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | No |
| Fife Council | 83% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Rother District Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| East Sussex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
| Ashford Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Wealden District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Kent County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rother District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
| Breckland District Council | 91% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| South Somerset District Council | 90% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
| Somerset County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
| Ashford Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Norfolk County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | No |
| Thurrock Council | 89% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
| Devon County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
| Dartford Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
| Conwy County Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rother District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk County Council | 98% | No | 2030 | No |
| Somerset County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
| Chichester District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
| Wiltshire Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| Wychavon District Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| East Devon District Council | 88% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
| Dorset Council | 87% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
| Shropshire Council - Unitary | 86% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
| Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Rother District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Rother District Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/rother-district-council/ [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].