This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 6, 2019.
“Setting the goal of becoming a zero carbon city by 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.
Sheffield City 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 | Sheffield City 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 Sheffield City 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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West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 86% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 84% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 84% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 83% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 83% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 82% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 80% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sheffield City 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 Dunbartonshire Council | 87% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 83% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 81% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 79% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 78% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Sheffield City Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 96% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2032 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Sheffield City 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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Wirral Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 95% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 93% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Sheffield City 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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Elmbridge Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 99% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Cardiff Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Sheffield City Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/sheffield-city-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].