This council declared a climate emergency on July 15, 2019.
“Croydon has set a long-term target for the borough of a 34% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2025.”
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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 | London Borough of Croydon | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 60% | 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
Domestic
Transport
Commercial
Public Sector
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 Croydon 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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London Borough of Enfield | 89% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 88% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Watford Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Ealing | 87% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 86% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 85% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Croydon 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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Watford Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 93% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 93% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Hastings Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 89% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
London Borough of Harrow | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 89% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Sutton | 99% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 98% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Merton | 98% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Bromley | 98% | Yes | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 98% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Greater London Authority | 98% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Croydon 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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Greater London Authority | 89% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Coventry City Council | 88% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Enfield | 81% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Gosport Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Tamworth Borough Council | 81% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Croydon 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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Slough Borough Council | 100% | Yes | No target | No |
Nottingham City Council | 100% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 100% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Watford Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 99% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Croydon. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-croydon/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].