This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 17, 2019.
“Our vision for 2050 is to deliver net zero carbon emissions for the Council’s operations and, in partnership with all stakeholders, for East Cambridgeshire as a whole, with clear and demonstrable progress towards that target year on year.”
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 | East Cambridgeshire District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 42% | 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
Agriculture
Public Sector
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 East Cambridgeshire District 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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Huntingdonshire District Council | 84% | No | 2040 | No |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Horsham District Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 78% | No | No target | No |
North Kesteven District Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Cambridgeshire District 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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South Derbyshire District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 88% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 88% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 85% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 84% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 83% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Cambridge City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
West Suffolk Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 93% | No | 2040 | No |
Braintree District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Cambridgeshire District 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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Melton Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 99% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Orkney Islands Council | 98% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 97% | No | 2040 | No |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
South Lakeland District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Cambridgeshire District 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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North Warwickshire Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 88% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Copeland Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Allerdale Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Horsham District Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Kesteven District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: East Cambridgeshire District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/east-cambridgeshire-district-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].