This council declared a climate emergency on July 15, 2019.
“Wirral Council is committing to acting to: achieve ‘net zero’ carbon emissions associated with our activities by 2030.”
“Wirral Council is committing to acting to: promote wider action to help reach ‘net zero’ emissions for Wirral as a whole no later than 2041.”
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 | Wirral Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 53% | 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
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 Wirral 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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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Kirklees Council | 84% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 84% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Wirral 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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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 88% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Wirral Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Liverpool City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 95% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wirral 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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Sheffield City Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 94% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 92% | No | No target | No |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 91% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wirral 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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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Dundee City Council | 100% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 100% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | No |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Borough of Broxbourne | 99% | No | No target | No |
Torbay Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
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: Wirral Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/wirral-council/ [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].