Climate change is a key priority for Derbyshire County Council and whilst the level of Carbon emissions in metric tonnes per capita has fallen since 2010, the overall rate in 2022 (6.2) remained higher than England (4.4).
The amount of unrecycled household waste has risen in Derbyshire for 2023/24. The latest statistics show that there remains 514.7 kilograms of unrecycled waste per household, higher than the amount per household for England (510.9 kilograms).
The amount of Electric Vehicle charging points is rising in both Derbyshire (66.1 per 100,000) and England (115.4 per 100,000) in 2025 Q1, with growth since 2020 higher in Derbyshire than in England.
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Environment
Data related to the environment in Derbyshire, including CO2 per capita and km2, waste and recycling, and EV charging points
Documents
Derbyshire’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2021 to 2022
Derbyshire’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2020 to 2021
Derbyshire’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2019 to 2020
Derbyshire’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2018 to 2019
Derbyshire’s Heat Mapping and Energy Masterplanning AECOM, part 1
Derbyshire’s Heat Mapping and Energy Masterplanning AECOM, part 2
Derbyshire Environment and Climate Change Framework – October 2019
Derbyshire’s Waste Strategy – 2013 to 2026
Local Flood Risk Management Strategy
Links
Derbyshire County Council – Environment
Derbyshire County Council – Climate Change
Climate Change Committee
Environment Agency