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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 Northamptonshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 34% | 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
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per km2
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Industry
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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 Northamptonshire 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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Gloucestershire County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bedford Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 82% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 81% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to West Northamptonshire 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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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Chelmsford City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with West Northamptonshire Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Oxfordshire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 91% | No | 2050 | No |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Northamptonshire 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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Leicestershire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 94% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Milton Keynes | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Northamptonshire 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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Buckinghamshire Council | 99% | No | 2050 | No |
Dover District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 95% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Fife Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: West Northamptonshire Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/west-northamptonshire-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].