This council declared a climate emergency on July 24, 2019.
“Aim of meeting net zero by 2030 in both the Council’s own operations and the wider Island area.”
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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 | Isle of Wight Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 77% | 50% |
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 · Top performer 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 Isle of Wight 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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Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 76% | No | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 75% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 74% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 72% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Sussex County Council | 72% | No | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 71% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 71% | No | No target | June 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Isle of Wight 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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Chesterfield Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 84% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 83% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 83% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Torbay Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Gosport Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Fareham Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Havant Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Winchester City Council | 95% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 95% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Hampshire County Council | 95% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Isle of Wight 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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Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
Herefordshire Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 86% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Isle of Wight 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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North Northamptonshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Tandridge District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 96% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Ayrshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Wyre Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Brentwood Borough Council | 94% | No | 2040 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Isle of Wight Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/isle-of-wight-council/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].