This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 13, 2020.
“The climate change action plan is our pathway to working with key departments to meet our organisational commitment to achieving net zero by 2040.”
“To tackle the climate emergency, the council has pledged to ensure that Luton is a carbon neutral town by 2040.”
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 | Luton Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 20% | 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
Industry
Commercial
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 Luton Borough Council 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 Enfield | 91% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Leicester City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 87% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 86% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 86% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Coventry City Council | 85% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 84% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 82% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Luton Borough Council 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 Redbridge | 94% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 93% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 92% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 91% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 90% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Central Bedfordshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Luton Borough Council 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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Southampton City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Leicester City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 88% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 87% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 86% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Croydon | 82% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 77% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Plymouth City Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Luton Borough Council 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 Harrow | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Leicester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 99% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 98% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 97% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Portsmouth City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Luton Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/luton-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].