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“Achieve net zero carbon emissions from our own operations by 2027.”
“Support the achievement of net zero for the Square Mile 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.
Section | City of London | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 36% | 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
Commercial
Transport
Public Sector
Industry
Domestic
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 City of London 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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Cambridge City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 64% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 60% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 59% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to City of London 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 Camden | 92% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Cambridge City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 68% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 64% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 63% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 63% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Greater London Authority | 100% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Islington | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 99% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 99% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 99% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 99% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 99% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to City of London 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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Watford Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 87% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
London Borough of Barnet | 85% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
London Borough of Havering | 85% | No | No target | No |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 84% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 83% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to City of London 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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Norwich City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 100% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 99% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 99% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: City of London. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/city-of-london/ [Accessed 27 May 2023].