This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 27, 2019.
“This threat requires an urgent response from all sectors of society, including locally, and in 2019 Lewisham Council declared a Climate Emergency and proposed a new ambition for the borough to be carbon neutral by 2030”
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 Lewisham | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 77% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer 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 Lewisham 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 Waltham Forest | 89% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 86% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 85% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 82% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 81% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 79% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 77% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Luton Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 77% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Lewisham 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 Ealing | 89% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
London Borough of Enfield | 88% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 88% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
London Borough of Merton | 86% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Bexley | 85% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Hounslow | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Southwark | 99% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 99% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 99% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
City of London | 99% | No | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Bromley | 99% | Yes | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Croydon | 98% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 98% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Hackney | 98% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Lewisham 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 Brent | 91% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 90% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 87% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 85% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 82% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 81% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 78% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 76% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Lewisham 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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London Borough of Haringey | 99% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 94% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 93% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 93% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 90% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 86% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 83% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 83% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Lewisham. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-lewisham/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].