This council declared a climate emergency on April 15, 2019.
“Pledge to make the London Borough of Newham carbon neutral by 2030 and carbon zero by 2050, taking into account production and emissions.”
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 Newham | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 52% | 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
Industry
Public Sector
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 Newham 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 Lewisham | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 79% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 76% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 75% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 74% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 71% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 71% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
London Borough of Ealing | 71% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 70% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 70% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Newham 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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Slough Borough Council | 81% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Haringey | 78% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 76% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 75% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 75% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 73% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Gosport Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Portsmouth City Council | 72% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 71% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Royal Borough of Greenwich | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 99% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 99% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 99% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 99% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 99% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 98% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 98% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Newham 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 Lewisham | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 87% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 85% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 83% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 75% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 75% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 74% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 71% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 69% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Newham 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 Wandsworth | 99% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 94% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 93% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 86% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 83% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 83% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Newham. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-newham/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].