This council declared a climate emergency on June 17, 2019.
“Hampshire County Council set a target to be carbon neutral by 2050, in line with national government.”
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 | Hampshire County Council | Average county council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 53% | 40% |
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. Data has been combined from constituent local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Hampshire County 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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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 86% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Warwickshire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Hampshire County 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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West Sussex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 93% | Yes | No target | No |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
City of York Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Hampshire District Council | 98% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Havant Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Gosport Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Fareham Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Hampshire County 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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Cherwell District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Perth and Kinross Council | 97% | No | 2045 | No |
Wealden District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 96% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Hampshire County 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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East Staffordshire Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 98% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Hampshire County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/hampshire-county-council/ [Accessed 2 Apr 2023].