We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“Brentwood Borough Council wants to do its bit and aims to be carbon neutral within its own activity and borough-wide by 2040.”
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.
Brentwood Borough Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | Brentwood Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 0% | 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
Industry
Commercial
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 Brentwood 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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East Hampshire District Council | 86% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 82% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 80% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Waverley Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 78% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Brentwood 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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East Hampshire District Council | 87% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 83% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 81% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 78% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 77% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Essex County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Havering | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
Thurrock Council | 98% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Epping Forest District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 97% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
Dartford Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 97% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Brentwood 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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Tandridge District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Warwick District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 98% | No | 2050 | No |
Horsham District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Brentwood 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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Nottinghamshire County Council | 99% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Colchester Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Ayrshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 95% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Essex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Epping Forest District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Brentwood Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/brentwood-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].