This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 21, 2019.
“In the new Climate Change Strategy, we have set a target to reduce the Council’s direct carbon emissions to net zero by 2030. ”
Climate Strategy · PDF · Whole Area
Summary Document · HTML
Action Plan · PDF · Whole Area
Action Plan · PDF · Council Only
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 | Cambridge City Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 64% | 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
Domestic
Public Sector
Transport
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 Cambridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
| City of London | 81% | No | 2027 | No |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
| Runnymede Borough Council | 65% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
| City of Lincoln Council | 62% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| Canterbury City Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
| Exeter City Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| Aberdeen City Council | 60% | Yes | 2045 | No |
| Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cambridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | 81% | No | 2027 | No |
| Oxford City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
| London Borough of Camden | 79% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
| Westminster City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Belfast City Council | 67% | Yes | No target | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 64% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
| Nottingham City Council | 62% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
| Aberdeen City Council | 62% | Yes | 2045 | No |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
| London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 60% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
| Uttlesford District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Suffolk County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
| Fenland District Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
| Huntingdonshire District Council | 94% | No | 2040 | No |
| North Hertfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
| Stevenage Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cambridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | No |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
| Oxford City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
| London Borough of Bexley | 87% | No | No target | No |
| Exeter City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| London Borough of Bromley | 86% | Yes | 2027 | No |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
| Broxtowe Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
| Rushmoor Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
| London Borough of Sutton | 85% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cambridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Hastings Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Gloucester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Exeter City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| Harlow Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Plymouth City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
| Derby City Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
| West Midlands Combined Authority | 98% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
| City of Lincoln Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Cambridge City Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Cambridge City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/cambridge-city-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].