This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“In March 2019, Tower Hamlets Council declared a climate emergency. The Council is now aiming to be Net Zero Carbon by 2025.”
“This report also recommends that Tower Hamlets Council uses its powers, influence and leadership to put the Borough on the right track to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2050 (or earlier if 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 Tower Hamlets | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 34% | 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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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 Tower Hamlets 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 Hackney | 85% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 76% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 75% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 67% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 65% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 64% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 63% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Tower Hamlets 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 Southwark | 82% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 80% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 76% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 75% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 75% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 74% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Coventry City Council | 73% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Hackney | 99% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 99% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
City of London | 99% | No | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Lewisham | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 99% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 99% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 99% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Tower Hamlets 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 Islington | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 85% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 74% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 73% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 72% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 72% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 69% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 66% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 64% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Tower Hamlets 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
London Borough of Islington | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 92% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 82% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 74% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 68% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 68% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-tower-hamlets/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].