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“We have produced a summary document and a draft strategy which set out actions the council could take to achieve its goal of reaching a net-zero carbon position across its operations by 2050 and for the district of West Lindsey to achieve the same.”
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 | West Lindsey District Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 54% | 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 West Lindsey 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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Babergh District Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | No |
East Lindsey District Council | 72% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Lincolnshire County Council | 72% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Norfolk County Council | 72% | No | 2030 | No |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 71% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 71% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bassetlaw District Council | 69% | No | No target | No |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 69% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 69% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to West Lindsey 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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Shropshire Council - Unitary | 88% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Flintshire County Council | 86% | No | No target | No |
South Kesteven District Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
North Norfolk District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Angus Council | 85% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Cherwell District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with West Lindsey District Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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City of Lincoln Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Kesteven District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bassetlaw District Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 91% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 91% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to West Lindsey 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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Cumbria County Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Lincolnshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Carlisle City Council | 84% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 82% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 81% | No | 2045 | No |
Suffolk County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Fife Council | 78% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Lindsey 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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Pembrokeshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 91% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 89% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Rutland County Council | 88% | No | 2050 | No |
Babergh District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
West Lindsey District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: West Lindsey District Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/west-lindsey-district-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].