This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“This Council therefore calls on the Cabinet to: Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’; Pledge to make Elmbridge carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions.”
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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 | Elmbridge Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 59% | 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
Domestic
Transport
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 Elmbridge 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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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 88% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Three Rivers District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 81% | Yes | No target | No |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Elmbridge 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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Mole Valley District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Waverley Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 85% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 84% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
Surrey County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Spelthorne Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 98% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 97% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Elmbridge 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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Fareham Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 94% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 93% | Yes | No target | No |
West Berkshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
East Renfrewshire Council | 91% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Elmbridge 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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Chesterfield Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 98% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Elmbridge Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/elmbridge-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].