Environment means many things. It relates to issues such as climate change and waste, but also to the lived environment.

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.

The lived environment within Derbyshire is heavily impacted how connected people are and how easy it is to travel. The Transport Connectivity Metric shows that Derbyshire is worse connected than England, with the county scoring 57.2 out of 100 compared to England’s score 64.5. Usually, the more rural a place the lower its connectivity score, so large swathes of the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak score within the lower decile of England’s LSOAs.

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Link to Environment Report

Environment

Data related to the environment in Derbyshire, including CO2 per capita and km2, waste and recycling, and EV charging points

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Link to Connectivity Report

Connectivity

Data related to the ease with which people can access services via different methods of travel

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