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“Bracknell Forest Council (BFC) has committed itself to becoming carbon neutral by 2050.”
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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 | Bracknell Forest Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 21% | 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
Commercial
Public Sector
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 Bracknell Forest 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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Fareham Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 84% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 84% | Yes | 2027 | No |
St Albans City and District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bracknell Forest 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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Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 90% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 90% | No | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 88% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 87% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 87% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Hertfordshire County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 99% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
Runnymede Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 97% | No | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bracknell Forest 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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Blaby District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Surrey County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Woking Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Guildford Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Brentwood Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | No |
Buckinghamshire Council | 95% | No | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Bracknell Forest 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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South Ribble Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Erewash Borough Council | 98% | No | 2050 | No |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Bracknell Forest Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/bracknell-forest-council/ [Accessed 28 May 2023].