This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“Crawley Borough Council’s Climate Emergency Action Plan is amended to pledge to reduce emissions by at least 50%, and as close to net zero as possible by 2030, and to reach net zero by 2040 at the very latest.”
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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.
Crawley 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 | Crawley 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
Commercial
Industry
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 Crawley 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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Harlow Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Dartford Borough Council | 82% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 81% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Stevenage Borough Council | 80% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 78% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 78% | No | No target | No |
Basildon Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Crawley 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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Adur District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
Basildon Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Bexley | 86% | No | No target | No |
Halton Borough Council | 85% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 84% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Mid Sussex District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Mole Valley District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Horsham District Council | 97% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 97% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 97% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 96% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Crawley 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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Stevenage Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 81% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 80% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Herefordshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 79% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | 79% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 79% | Yes | No target | No |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Crawley 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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Tamworth Borough Council | 100% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Belfast City Council | 99% | Yes | No target | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | No |
Middlesbrough Borough Council | 99% | No | 2029 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 99% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Crawley Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/crawley-borough-council/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].