This council declared a climate emergency on April 8, 2019.
“In November 2019, Camden Council formally declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency, recognising not only the threat of climate change but also the impact of irreversible damage to ecosystems, and committed to do everything it can to make Camden net zero carbon 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 Camden | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 61% | 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
Commercial
Domestic
Public Sector
Transport
Industry
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 Camden 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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Westminster City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 72% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 69% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 66% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
City of London | 64% | No | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 64% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 63% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 60% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 59% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Camden 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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City of London | 91% | No | 2027 | No |
Westminster City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Cambridge City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 66% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 63% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 62% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 62% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 60% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Westminster City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 99% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Haringey | 99% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
City of London | 99% | No | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 99% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
London Borough of Hackney | 99% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 99% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Camden 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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Westminster City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 78% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 74% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 68% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 67% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 67% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 63% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 63% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Camden 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Westminster City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 91% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 89% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 84% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 83% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 79% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 79% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Camden. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-camden/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].