We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
We couldn’t find any climate pledges from this council. If you’ve found one, let us know!
We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.
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.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
| Section | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 0% | 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 Great Yarmouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tendring District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Dover District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
| Kent County Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
| Swale Borough Council | 75% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
| East Suffolk Council | 74% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Gravesham Borough Council | 73% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Bolsover District Council | 73% | Yes | No target | No |
| Colchester Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Ashford Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Great Yarmouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of York Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
| Arun District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Kent County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
| Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
| East Sussex County Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadland District Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
| Norwich City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
| South Norfolk District Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
| East Suffolk Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| North Norfolk District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
| Mid Suffolk District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
| Norfolk County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | No |
| Ipswich Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Breckland District Council | 90% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| Babergh District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Great Yarmouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Thanet District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| East Lindsey District Council | 90% | Yes | 2040 | No |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
| North East Combined Authority | 89% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
| Peterborough City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
| Pendle Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Great Yarmouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar and Cleveland Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
| South Staffordshire Council | 91% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
| Tandridge District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| North Northamptonshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
| Tendring District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 89% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/great-yarmouth-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].