This council declared a climate emergency on July 11, 2019.
“Do what is within our powers and resources to make Thanet District Council carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions.”
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 | Thanet District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 58% | 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 Thanet 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 |
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St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 68% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 62% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Torbay Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 59% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 59% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
Tendring District Council | 58% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 58% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | 58% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 58% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Thanet 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 |
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St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Torbay Council | 63% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 61% | No | No target | No |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 57% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Richmondshire District Council | 57% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | 56% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 56% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 54% | No | No target | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Thanet District Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Dover District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Thanet 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 |
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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 96% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
North East Combined Authority | 93% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 90% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Thanet 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 |
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Surrey County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 97% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Thanet District Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/thanet-district-council/ [Accessed 22 May 2022].