This council declared a climate emergency on June 28, 2019.
“At Hackney Council we’re committed to doing everything within our power to deliver net zero emissions across Council functions by 2040.”
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.
London Borough of Hackney scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | London Borough of Hackney | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 0% | 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 Hackney 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 Islington | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 84% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 77% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 72% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 72% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 70% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 67% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 65% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Hackney 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 Islington | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 83% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 83% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
Gosport Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Portsmouth City Council | 83% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 83% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Coventry City Council | 82% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Islington | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 99% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
City of London | 99% | No | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Haringey | 99% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 99% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 99% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Southwark | 99% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 99% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 99% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Hackney 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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London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 85% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 75% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 72% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 70% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 69% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 68% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 65% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 63% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Hackney 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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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 91% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 90% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 81% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 75% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 74% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Hackney. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-hackney/ [Accessed 28 May 2023].