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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Declarations & pledges

Climate emergency declaration

This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.

Whole area pledge for 2030

“Set a target date of 2030 for the whole of the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to be carbon neutral.”

Climate documents

Last update: Sept. 14, 2022
What We’re Doing | Lbhf

Summary Document · HTML · Approved · Whole Area
Decision Details: H&f Climate And Ecology Strategy

Meeting Minutes · HTML · Approved · Whole Area
H&f 2030: Climate And Ecology Strategy

Climate Strategy · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
Climate And Ecology Action Plan

Action Plan · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
Climate And Ecology Engagement And Influence Plan

Engagement Plan · PDF · Approved · Whole Area

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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 Hammersmith & Fulham was a top performer amongst single tier councils, in three sections including Mitigation and adaptation.

SectionLondon Borough of Hammersmith & FulhamAverage single tier council
Total score80%50%
Section 1 Governance, development and funding
17/21
10.3/21
Section 2 · Top performer Mitigation and adaptation
18/18
9.0/18
Section 3 Commitment and integration
5/7
4.1/7
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications
7/9
5.1/9
Section 5 · Top performer Measuring and setting emissions targets
5/5
2.9/5
Section 6 Co-benefits
4/4
2.2/4
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion
1/5
0.9/5
Section 8 · Top performer Education, skills and training
5/5
2.3/5
Section 9 Ecological emergency
3/4
2.1/4

Emissions data

569.3 ktCO2

Total 2020 emissions

3.1 tCO2

per person

33.2 ktCO2

per km2

38%

Domestic

24%

Transport

21%

Commercial

13%

Public Sector

4%

Industry

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 Hammersmith & Fulham 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
London Borough of Lambeth87%Yes2030Jan. 23, 2019
London Borough of Southwark86%No2050March 27, 2019
London Borough of Wandsworth83%Yes2050July 17, 2019
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea80%Yes2030Oct. 1, 2019
London Borough of Brent77%No2030July 8, 2019
Westminster City Council77%Yes2030Sept. 18, 2019
London Borough of Lewisham73%Yes2030Feb. 27, 2019
London Borough of Hackney71%Yes2040June 28, 2019
Greater London Authority70%YesDec. 1, 2019
London Borough of Haringey69%Yes2027March 18, 2019

These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham 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 Lambeth89%Yes2030Jan. 23, 2019
City of Lincoln Council88%Yes2030July 23, 2019
Glasgow City Council88%Yes2030May 16, 2019
Nottingham City Council88%Yes2028Jan. 21, 2019
Manchester City Council86%Yes2038July 10, 2019
Cheltenham Borough Council86%Yes2030Feb. 18, 2019
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council84%Yes2030April 3, 2019
Norwich City Council84%Yes2030Jan. 29, 2019
City of Edinburgh Council83%Yes2030Feb. 7, 2019
Exeter City Council83%Yes2030July 23, 2019

Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea100%Yes2030Oct. 1, 2019
London Borough of Wandsworth99%Yes2050July 17, 2019
Westminster City Council99%Yes2030Sept. 18, 2019
London Borough of Brent99%No2030July 8, 2019
London Borough of Camden99%Yes2030April 8, 2019
London Borough of Merton99%No2030July 10, 2019
Greater London Authority99%YesDec. 1, 2019
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames99%Yes2030July 9, 2019
London Borough of Lambeth98%Yes2030Jan. 23, 2019
London Borough of Ealing98%Yes2030April 2, 2019

These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham 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
London Borough of Camden87%Yes2030April 8, 2019
London Borough of Southwark87%No2050March 27, 2019
Westminster City Council81%Yes2030Sept. 18, 2019
London Borough of Lambeth79%Yes2030Jan. 23, 2019
London Borough of Wandsworth78%Yes2050July 17, 2019
London Borough of Haringey76%Yes2027March 18, 2019
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea75%Yes2030Oct. 1, 2019
London Borough of Lewisham75%Yes2030Feb. 27, 2019
London Borough of Newham72%Yes2050April 15, 2019
London Borough of Brent70%No2030July 8, 2019

These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham 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
London Borough of Southwark98%No2050March 27, 2019
London Borough of Lambeth97%Yes2030Jan. 23, 2019
London Borough of Camden93%Yes2030April 8, 2019
Westminster City Council92%Yes2030Sept. 18, 2019
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea91%Yes2030Oct. 1, 2019
London Borough of Newham91%Yes2050April 15, 2019
London Borough of Wandsworth90%Yes2050July 17, 2019
London Borough of Haringey85%Yes2027March 18, 2019
London Borough of Lewisham84%Yes2030Feb. 27, 2019
London Borough of Hackney81%Yes2040June 28, 2019

Features

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

Comprehensive plan for mitigation Comprehensive plan for adaptation Strong on engagement Strong on public health Good on green jobs, skills & training

Powers & Responsibilities

London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham 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

    lbhf.gov.uk
    London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham’s official homepage.
    Tyndall Centre Carbon Budget report
    Check London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham’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 Hammersmith & Fulham’s climate performance, and actions you can take.

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

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