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“Our aim is to achieve carbon neutrality for East Herts Council's own generated emissions by 2030 and do all that we can to assist in achieving carbon neutrality by the same year for the wider district.”
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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.
| Section | East Hertfordshire District Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 31% | 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
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 East Hertfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Sussex District Council | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 85% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Hart District Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
| North Hertfordshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
| Chelmsford City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| St Albans City and District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 83% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Hertfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
| Essex County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
| East Sussex County Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
| West Sussex County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | 90% | No | No target | No |
| Mid Sussex District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
| Broadland District Council | 89% | No | 2050 | No |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broxbourne Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
| Harlow Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Stevenage Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
| Welwyn Hatfield Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
| North Hertfordshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
| Epping Forest District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| London Borough of Enfield | 97% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | 96% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
| Uttlesford District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
| London Borough of Haringey | 96% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Hertfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Sussex District Council | 99% | Yes | No target | No |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Uttlesford District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| St Albans City and District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Harborough District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Hertfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kesteven District Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| Boston Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Stafford Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 95% | No | 2045 | No |
| Worcestershire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
| Rugby Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Carlisle City Council | 94% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
East Hertfordshire District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: East Hertfordshire District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/east-hertfordshire-district-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].