This council declared a climate emergency on Dec. 13, 2018.
“We have pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030”
“We have pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030”
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 | Brighton and Hove City Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 65% | 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 · Top performer 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 Brighton and Hove City 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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Gosport Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Worthing Borough Council | 86% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 85% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 83% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Worcester City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Brighton and Hove City 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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London Borough of Hounslow | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Greater London Authority | 93% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 89% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 89% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 89% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Lewes District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
Worthing Borough Council | 97% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Horsham District Council | 96% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Brighton and Hove City 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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Gosport Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Worcester City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 79% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 78% | No | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Brighton and Hove City 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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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Norwich City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
City of London | 99% | No | 2027 | No |
Glasgow City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 99% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Derby City Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Brighton and Hove City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/brighton-and-hove-city-council/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].