This council declared a climate emergency on March 14, 2019.
“Request that the Cabinet takes steps to identify work streams and budgets with the aim of making B&NES Council carbon neutral by 2030, across all functions, as our contribution to fighting climate change.”
“Pledge to provide the leadership to enable Bath & North East Somerset to become carbon neutral by 2030; Sign up to the UK100 Pledge to provide the strategic community leadership needed to enable our communities to achieve 100% clean energy across all sectors in Bath & North East Somerset by 2030, as a logical step from the B&NES Environmental Sustainability Vision Motion passed unanimously by Council in July 2018, and as a way to enable carbon neutrality by 2030;”
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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 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 50% | 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 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Transport
Public Sector
Commercial
Industry
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 Bath and North East Somerset 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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South Gloucestershire Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 83% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Swindon Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hertfordshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Bath and North East Somerset 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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Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 92% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Swansea City Council | 87% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 87% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Mendip District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
North Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
South Somerset District Council | 93% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Bath and North East Somerset 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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Hampshire County Council | 98% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Wealden District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 95% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bath and North East Somerset 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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Vale of Glamorgan Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Bath and North East Somerset Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/bath-and-north-east-somerset-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].