This council declared a climate emergency on Nov. 6, 2021.
We couldn’t find any climate pledges from this council. If you’ve found one, let us know!
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.
New Forest District Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | New Forest District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 0% | 43% |
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
Transport
Domestic
Industry
Commercial
Agriculture
Public Sector
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 New Forest District 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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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 82% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 81% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 81% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to New Forest District 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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Braintree District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 85% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Horsham District Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 83% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 79% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Southampton City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 93% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Wiltshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 92% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to New Forest District 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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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 98% | No | 2040 | No |
Wiltshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Orkney Islands Council | 96% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to New Forest District 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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Epping Forest District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Maidstone Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
New Forest District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: New Forest District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/new-forest-district-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].