This council declared a climate emergency on July 10, 2019.
“We have stated that we wish to “achieve a carbon neutral town by 2030”.”
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 | Eastbourne Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 50% | 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 · Top performer 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
Transport
Commercial
Public Sector
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 Eastbourne 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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Reading Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Croydon | 81% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | No |
City of Lincoln Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 80% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 79% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 79% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Eastbourne 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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Salford City Council | 88% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 87% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Norwich City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 87% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 86% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Gloucester City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 85% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Sussex County Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | No |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Eastbourne 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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Tamworth Borough Council | 92% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Torbay Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Medway Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 84% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 83% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
Basildon Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Eastbourne 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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South Tyneside Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 100% | Yes | No target | No |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | No |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Eastbourne Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Eastbourne Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/eastbourne-borough-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].