This council declared a climate emergency on July 23, 2019.
“As a result of this, the Council formally declared a climate emergency and set a goal for the borough to reach net zero emissions 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 | Guildford Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 39% | 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
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 Guildford 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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Chelmsford City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 82% | Yes | No target | No |
Waverley Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Guildford 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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Winchester City Council | 89% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Middlesbrough Borough Council | 86% | No | 2029 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Woking Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 97% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Guildford 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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Mole Valley District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 98% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Winchester City Council | 97% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 97% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Harrogate Borough Council | 97% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
Cotswold District Council | 96% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Guildford 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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Midlothian Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Swale Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 95% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Guildford 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: Guildford Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/guildford-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].