This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“Make the Council’s activities net-zero carbon by 2030.”
“Support and work with all other relevant agencies towards making the Sefton area Zero Carbon within the same timescale (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 | Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 32% | 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 Sefton 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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Gloucester City Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 74% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 74% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 72% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 71% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 70% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 69% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 69% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sefton 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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Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 74% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 69% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Torbay Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 68% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | 65% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 64% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 64% | No | No target | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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West Lancashire Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 96% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Sefton 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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Cardiff Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 97% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Swansea City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 92% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sefton 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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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 100% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 100% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Belfast City Council | 100% | Yes | No target | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 100% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/sefton-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].