This council declared a climate emergency on June 26, 2019.
“Pledge to do what is within its powers and resources to make Gravesham Borough Council carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions.”
“Gravesham Borough Council with this motion declares we have a climate emergency and we will begin to take action to prepare for the borough to become carbon neutral 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 | Gravesham Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 54% | 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 Gravesham 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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Thurrock Council | 85% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Swale Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 83% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Kent County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Essex County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Wyre Forest District Council | 79% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Gravesham 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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Halton Borough Council | 94% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 86% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 85% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 85% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | No |
Swale Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Thurrock Council | 99% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Medway Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Castle Point Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Essex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Havering | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
Brentwood Borough Council | 97% | No | 2040 | No |
Sevenoaks District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Gravesham 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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Wyre Forest District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Lancaster City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Medway Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Gravesham 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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Wokingham Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
City of York Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 94% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Gravesham Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Gravesham Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/gravesham-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].