This council declared a climate emergency on None.
“Following the council’s June 2019 declaration of a climate emergency in Hounslow, a specialist consultancy, Eunomia Research and Consultancy Ltd were engaged to review the council’s current work in reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2030 alongside using such influence as it has to reduce wider emissions from across the borough as quickly as possible.”
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 Hounslow | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 65% | 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
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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 Hounslow 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 Ealing | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 86% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Croydon | 84% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 83% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 82% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 81% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Hounslow 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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Brighton and Hove City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Greater London Authority | 90% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Redbridge | 90% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 90% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 89% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Coventry City Council | 88% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 87% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 99% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 98% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 98% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 98% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Hounslow 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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Slough Borough Council | 94% | Yes | No target | No |
Stevenage Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 86% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 83% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 78% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Croydon | 77% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 77% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Hounslow 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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Leicester City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 100% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 100% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Sutton | 99% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 98% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Slough Borough Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Hounslow. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-hounslow/ [Accessed 28 May 2023].