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“The council recognises that all its functions and operations have an impact on the environment. The council will, therefore, reduce its impact on the local and global environment by providing clear leadership towards. achieving carbon neutrality for the organisation by 2030”
“Councillors have approved Basildon's first ever climate change policy which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make the borough net-zero carbon by 2050.”
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 | Basildon Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 48% | 43% |
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 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Transport
Domestic
Commercial
Industry
Public Sector
Agriculture
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 Basildon Borough 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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Dartford Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 79% | No | No target | No |
Adur District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 78% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Basildon Borough 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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Bedford Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Crawley Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 85% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
City of York Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 84% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Essex County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Thurrock Council | 98% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Brentwood Borough Council | 98% | No | 2040 | No |
Medway Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 97% | No | No target | No |
Dartford Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Basildon Borough 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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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 88% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Lancaster City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 86% | No | No target | No |
Tamworth Borough Council | 86% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Basildon Borough 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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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | No |
Sheffield City Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Basildon Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/basildon-borough-council/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].