This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“We are now building on this record to help achieve our biggest environmental challenge yet – to be a carbon neutral council by 2030 and a zero emission council by 2050.”
Progress Report · PDF · Council Only
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Action Plan · PDF · Council Only
Climate Strategy · PDF · Council Only
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 Wandsworth | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 59% | 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
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 Wandsworth 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 Hammersmith & Fulham | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 78% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Redbridge | 76% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 75% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 75% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 75% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 74% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
London Borough of Merton | 73% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 73% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Wandsworth 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 Brent | 95% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Norwich City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 92% | No | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Greater London Authority | 91% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Merton | 99% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 99% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Sutton | 99% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 99% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
City of London | 98% | No | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Southwark | 98% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Wandsworth 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 Camden | 72% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 70% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 69% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 66% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 65% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 64% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 64% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Barnet | 63% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
London Borough of Merton | 63% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Wandsworth 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 Newham | 99% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 95% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 92% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 87% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 84% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 82% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: London Borough of Wandsworth. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/london-borough-of-wandsworth/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].