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London Borough of Ealing

Declarations & pledges

Climate emergency declaration

This council declared a climate emergency on April 2, 2019.

Whole area pledge for 2030

“Aim to make Ealing carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions”

Climate documents

Last update: March 16, 2022
Climate And Ecological Emergency Strategy

Action Plan · PDF · Approved · Whole Area

London Borough of Ealing Summary Document

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Climate Plan Scorecard

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.

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London Borough of Ealing was a top performer amongst single tier councils, in two sections including Commitment and integration.

SectionLondon Borough of EalingAverage single tier council
Total score73%50%
Section 1 Governance, development and funding
12/21
10.3/21
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation
10/18
9.0/18
Section 3 · Top performer Commitment and integration
7/7
4.1/7
Section 4 · Top performer Community, engagement and communications
9/9
5.1/9
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets
4/5
2.9/5
Section 6 Co-benefits
2/4
2.2/4
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion
2/5
0.9/5
Section 8 Education, skills and training
4/5
2.3/5
Section 9 Ecological emergency
3/4
2.1/4

Emissions data

1004.9 ktCO2

Total 2020 emissions

3.0 tCO2

per person

18.1 ktCO2

per km2

40%

Domestic

30%

Transport

13%

Industry

12%

Commercial

5%

Public Sector

0%

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 Ealing in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Royal Borough of Greenwich89%Yes2030June 26, 2019
Greater London Authority88%YesDec. 1, 2019
London Borough of Hounslow87%Yes2030No
London Borough of Redbridge87%Yes2050June 20, 2019
London Borough of Croydon87%YesNo targetJuly 15, 2019
Luton Borough Council86%Yes2040Jan. 13, 2020
Portsmouth City Council85%No2030March 19, 2019
London Borough of Waltham Forest85%NoNo targetApril 25, 2019
London Borough of Enfield83%No2030July 8, 2019
London Borough of Brent83%No2030July 8, 2019

These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Ealing 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 nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
London Borough of Enfield94%No2030July 8, 2019
London Borough of Sutton92%No2045July 22, 2019
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council90%Yes2030July 16, 2019
Hastings Borough Council90%Yes2030Feb. 13, 2019
West Midlands Combined Authority90%No2041June 28, 2019
Harlow Council90%Yes2030July 11, 2019
London Borough of Lewisham89%Yes2030Feb. 27, 2019
Luton Borough Council89%Yes2040Jan. 13, 2020
Watford Borough Council89%No2030July 9, 2019
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames88%Yes2038June 25, 2019

Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
London Borough of Hounslow99%Yes2030No
London Borough of Brent99%No2030July 8, 2019
London Borough of Harrow99%Yes2030July 18, 2019
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames99%Yes2030July 9, 2019
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham98%Yes2030July 17, 2019
London Borough of Hillingdon98%Yes2030Jan. 16, 2020
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea98%Yes2030Oct. 1, 2019
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames98%Yes2038June 25, 2019
London Borough of Barnet98%NoNo targetMay 24, 2022
London Borough of Wandsworth98%Yes2050July 17, 2019

These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Ealing 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 nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Royal Borough of Greenwich94%Yes2030June 26, 2019
Greater London Authority88%YesDec. 1, 2019
Portsmouth City Council86%No2030March 19, 2019
London Borough of Hounslow84%Yes2030No
London Borough of Croydon83%YesNo targetJuly 15, 2019
London Borough of Redbridge81%Yes2050June 20, 2019
London Borough of Brent80%No2030July 8, 2019
Reading Borough Council80%Yes2030Feb. 26, 2019
Southampton City Council79%Yes2030Sept. 18, 2019
Luton Borough Council78%Yes2040Jan. 13, 2020

These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Ealing in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Royal Borough of Greenwich100%Yes2030June 26, 2019
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham99%No2030Jan. 30, 2020
Greater London Authority98%YesDec. 1, 2019
London Borough of Redbridge96%Yes2050June 20, 2019
London Borough of Merton96%No2030July 10, 2019
Portsmouth City Council95%No2030March 19, 2019
Southampton City Council93%Yes2030Sept. 18, 2019
London Borough of Waltham Forest93%NoNo targetApril 25, 2019
London Borough of Harrow93%Yes2030July 18, 2019
Luton Borough Council92%Yes2040Jan. 13, 2020

Features

This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:

Integrated with Local Plan Strong on engagement Clear communication Good on green jobs, skills & training

Powers & Responsibilities

London Borough of Ealing is a London Borough, with powers over:

Council buildings and staff

Climate actions might include:

  • making council offices more energy efficient
  • incentivising ‘Active Travel’ or public transport use among employees
  • providing carbon literacy training for employees
    Environmental health

    Climate actions might include:

    • reducing industrial emissions through air quality enforcement
    • bringing up insulation and energy efficiency standards through enforcement of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and Decent Homes Standard 2000, for cold and damp conditions in private rental and social housing

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Planning and building control

    Climate actions might include:

    • imposing reasonable requirements that new developments comply with energy efficiency standards and get a proportion of their energy from local, renewable sources (Planning and Energy Act, 2008)
    • incorporating additional energy performance standards into their Local Plan, for new works that require planning permission
    • using Area Action Plans to guide development proposals towards lower carbon emissions or more cycling and walking routes, for example
    • enforcing legislation that requires private rental properties to be of Energy Efficiency Rating E or above (Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2015)
    • funding energy efficiency improvements on existing homes, through initiatives such as Green Homes Grants

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Schools and libraries

    Climate actions might include:

    • reducing the carbon footprint of civic buildings through better insulation and renewable energy use
    • incentivising ‘Active Travel’ or public transport use among employees
    • providing carbon literacy training for employees
    • encouraging eco-clubs at schools
    • using school land to plant trees and hedgerows, or to grow food

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Housing

    Climate actions might include:

    • setting energy standards above building regulations (Planning and Energy Act, 2008)
    • enabling housing associations to improve the energy efficiency of their housing stock through loans
    • where councils operate their own social housing, prioritising energy efficiency – for example, by requiring Passivhaus standard for newly built schemes

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Spending, procuring, and investing

    Climate actions might include:

    • embedding carbon impact assessment as part of the council’s budgeting and financial accountability process
    • utilising Public Works Loan Board loans or the Business Rates Retention Scheme to invest in emissions-reducing capital projects that otherwise wouldn’t get funded
    • specifying low carbon equipment and practices when procuring for relevant services from suppliers
    • prioritising positive environmental impacts during procurement, through the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
    Transport planning

    Climate actions might include:

    • incentivising ‘Active Travel’ like walking and cycling by creating or widening footways and cycleways
    • incentivising Electric Vehicle use by assigning street space to EV charging
    • disincentivising the use of fossil fuel cars through congestion charging,low-traffic neighbourhoods, or the reduction of parking space

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Waste collection and disposal

    Climate actions might include:

    • establishing ‘Joint Waste Solutions’ with neighbouring councils, to get more value out of waste, recycling, and street cleaning contracts
    • running marketing campaigns to encourage residential recycling, reuse, and waste minimisation

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Read more about English local authority powers in the UK100 Power Shift report.

    More about this council

    ealing.gov.uk
    London Borough of Ealing’s official homepage.
    Tyndall Centre Carbon Budget report
    Check London Borough of Ealing’s ‘carbon budget’ – their share towards meeting the UK’s Paris agreement targets.
    Friends of the Earth ‘Near You’ tool
    Discover climate groups in this area, data about London Borough of Ealing’s climate performance, and actions you can take.

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    mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Ealing. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-ealing/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].

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