This council declared a climate emergency on July 9, 2019.
“Ipswich Borough Council declare a Climate Emergency and that the Council starts working towards becoming carbon neutral 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 | Ipswich Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 51% | 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
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.
These councils are the most similar to Ipswich 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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Norwich City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 88% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Croydon | 84% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Medway Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 80% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 80% | Yes | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Ipswich 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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Brighton and Hove City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Watford Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Reading Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 91% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
London Borough of Sutton | 90% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 90% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 89% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Tendring District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Maldon District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
Braintree District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
West Suffolk Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Ipswich 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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Plymouth City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
City of Lincoln Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Norwich City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 89% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Enfield | 88% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 83% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 83% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Ipswich 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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Stevenage Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Worthing Borough Council | 100% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Plymouth City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 98% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Ipswich Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Ipswich Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/ipswich-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].