This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 1, 2019.
“At its meeting in September 2019 Cabinet agreed to prepare a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan based on the Council becoming a net zero carbon emitter by 2040 at the latest.”
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 | Hart District Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 23% | 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 Hart District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
| Waverley Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Tandridge District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Hart District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Hertsmere Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 90% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 89% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 88% | No | 2050 | No |
| Hertfordshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Surrey County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
| Renfrewshire Council | 87% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
| Dacorum Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushmoor Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Reading Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| Bracknell Forest Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| East Hampshire District Council | 97% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 96% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Hart District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
| Isles of Scilly | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 11, 2019 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Rutland County Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
| Harborough District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Mid Sussex District Council | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Hart District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 98% | No | 2050 | No |
| Dover District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Leicestershire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| High Peak Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
| Conwy County Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 95% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| Fife Council | 95% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Hart District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Hart District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/hart-district-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].