This council declared a climate emergency on March 10, 2020.
“This strategy sets out the actions we need to take to get us to our target of net zero carbon emissions for the Council in 2030.”
“For the whole of the Borough in 2041 (in line with the West Midlands Combined Authority target). ”
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 | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 61% | 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 · Top performer Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Total 2019 emissions
per person
per km2
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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 Sandwell 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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Wolverhampton City Council | 89% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 83% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 83% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 82% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sandwell 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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Wolverhampton City Council | 86% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 84% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 83% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 83% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 98% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Birmingham City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 97% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sandwell 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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Manchester City Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Birmingham City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 92% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 92% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 91% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 87% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sandwell 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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Wolverhampton City Council | 100% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 100% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
City of London | 100% | No | 2027 | No |
Norwich City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 100% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 100% | No | No target | No |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Bristol City Council | 100% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].