This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 30, 2020.
“Barking and Dagenham Council has become the latest London borough to declare a climate emergency – outlining ambitious plans to become 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 | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 34% | 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 Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
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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 London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 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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Luton Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Leicester City Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 80% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 79% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 79% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 77% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 77% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 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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London Borough of Waltham Forest | 89% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Plymouth City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 83% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 83% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 83% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 82% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Kent County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 99% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 99% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Havering | 99% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Newham | 99% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 98% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Epping Forest District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 98% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 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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Leicester City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Manchester City Council | 78% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 77% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 76% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 74% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 73% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 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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London Borough of Ealing | 99% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 98% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Redbridge | 97% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Merton | 96% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-barking-and-dagenham/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].