This council declared a climate emergency on Nov. 28, 2018.
“Across the council and in partnership across Traford, we are continuing to make progress with measures that will reduce our carbon footprint and put us on a pathway to carbon neutrality by 2038.”
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 | Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 64% | 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
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 Trafford 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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Warrington Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 82% | No | 2050 | No |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | No |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 81% | No | 2038 | March 28, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Trafford 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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Wyre Forest District Council | 89% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 87% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 84% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Salford City Council | 98% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 94% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Trafford 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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Cheltenham Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 94% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 92% | Yes | 2029 | No |
City of Edinburgh Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Oxford City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Trafford 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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Dundee City Council | 100% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 100% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 100% | Yes | 2029 | No |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Torbay Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/trafford-metropolitan-borough-council/ [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].