This council declared a climate emergency on May 23, 2019.
“We have pledged to become a carbon neutral organisation by 2030, for those emissions that are under our direct control. ”
“This means having a net zero carbon footprint, and we aim to help the entire district achieve this goal too, within the same timeframe - if possible - but by 2038 at the latest.”
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 | Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 58% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer 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 · Top performer 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 Wakefield Metropolitan 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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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 84% | No | No target | No |
Kirklees Council | 84% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 82% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 81% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 80% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 80% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wakefield Metropolitan 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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Tees Valley Combined Authority | 87% | No | No target | No |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 86% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 84% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 82% | No | No target | No |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Wakefield Metropolitan District 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 | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 94% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 93% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Wakefield Metropolitan 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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Ipswich Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Redcar and Cleveland Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 93% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 93% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 92% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 92% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wakefield Metropolitan 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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Fylde Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
City of York Council | 97% | No | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Arun District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 95% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 95% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/wakefield-metropolitan-district-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].