This council declared a climate emergency on June 26, 2019.
“We have two key targets on carbon emissions: 1. By 2030: An aspiration to make our direct emissions carbon-neutral. 2. By 2050: Make our indirect emissions carbon-neutral. ”
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 | Horsham District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 30% | 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
Industry
Commercial
Agriculture
Public Sector
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 Horsham 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 |
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Harborough District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 80% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 80% | No | 2050 | No |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 79% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | No |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Horsham 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 |
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Mid Sussex District Council | 89% | Yes | No target | No |
Wealden District Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 87% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Malvern Hills District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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West Sussex County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 98% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Mole Valley District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
Arun District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Waverley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Horsham 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 |
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Buckinghamshire Council | 99% | No | 2050 | No |
Tandridge District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Mole Valley District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Brentwood Borough Council | 97% | No | 2040 | No |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Bromsgrove District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 96% | No | 2045 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Horsham 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 |
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Copeland Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 94% | No | 2040 | No |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 94% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 94% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
North Kesteven District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Harborough District Council | 87% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | No |
Horsham District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Horsham District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/horsham-district-council/ [Accessed 2 Apr 2023].