This council declared a climate emergency on Dec. 1, 2019.
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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 | Greater London Authority | Average combined authority council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 66% | 48% |
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
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 Greater London Authority 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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London Borough of Ealing | 89% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 88% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 88% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Portsmouth City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Greater London Authority 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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Brighton and Hove City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Bristol City Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 91% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 91% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Brent | 91% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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City of London | 100% | No | 2027 | No |
Westminster City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 99% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 99% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 99% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 99% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 99% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Greater London Authority 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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London Borough of Croydon | 89% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 87% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 84% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 79% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 78% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Bristol City Council | 76% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
These councils are the most similar to Greater London Authority 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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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 98% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 98% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Merton | 98% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Greater London Authority. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/greater-london-authority/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].