We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“Make sure the Council’s activities achieve a net-zero carbon footprint before 2050.”
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.
Rutland County 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 | Rutland County Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 0% | 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 Rutland County 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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Richmondshire District Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 64% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 63% | No | 2030 | No |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 63% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
South Lakeland District Council | 62% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | No |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 59% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 59% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rutland County 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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West Devon Borough Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Richmondshire District Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 69% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 65% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
East Lindsey District Council | 65% | Yes | 2040 | No |
North Ayrshire Council | 64% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 64% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 64% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Rutland County Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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South Kesteven District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Harborough District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Rutland County 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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Harborough District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
Isles of Scilly | 92% | Yes | 2030 | April 11, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 89% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rutland County 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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Babergh District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
South Holland District Council | 90% | No | No target | No |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 88% | Yes | 2040 | No |
South Somerset District Council | 88% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Ayrshire Council | 87% | No | 2030 | No |
Mid Devon District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 86% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Rutland County Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Rutland County Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/rutland-county-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].