Nature Emergency UK

Leeds City Council

Council type
Metropolitan District Council (Single Tier)
Nation and region
England, Yorkshire and The Humber
Rural/Urban profile
Urban
Deprivation quintile
2nd IMD quintile (more deprived)

Nature commitments

Nature emergency

Leeds City Council has not declared a nature emergency.

Evidence-based action plan

Leeds City Council has not committed to develop an evidence-based action plan for pushing nature into recovery.

Embedded in strategy

Leeds City Council has not committed to embed nature’s recovery into all strategic plans and policy areas.

30 by 30

Leeds City Council has not committed to protect and manage 30% of council landholdings for nature recovery by 2030.

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How does this council compare?

Here are the 10 most similar councils, based on a combination of distance, urban/rural split, emissions profile, and deprivation.

Council Similarity Nature emergency Evidence-based action plan Embedded in strategy 30 by 30
Leeds City Council This council No No No
Sheffield City Council 89.6% 2021 Yes No No
West Yorkshire Combined Authority 89.1% No No No
Greater Manchester Combined Authority 85.3% 2022 Yes Yes No
Derby City Council 84.2% No No No
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 83.9% No No No
Chesterfield Borough Council 83.1% No No No
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority 83.0% No No No
Sunderland City Council 82.5% No No No
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 81.6% No No No
South Tyneside Council 81.1% 2023 Yes No No

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Nature Emergency UK has been developed by the Woodland Trust in association with mySociety and Climate Emergency UK.

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