This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 29, 2019.
“Reducing CO2 emissions from council operations to achieve net zero by 2030.”
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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 | Norwich City Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 33% | 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
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 Norwich City 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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Ipswich Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 81% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 79% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Leicester City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
These councils are the most similar to Norwich City 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 Brent | 93% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 92% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 89% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 88% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Coventry City Council | 88% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Broadland District Council | 99% | No | 2050 | No |
South Norfolk District Council | 99% | No | No target | No |
North Norfolk District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 95% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Norwich City 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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Derby City Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 87% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 84% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Norwich City 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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City of London | 100% | No | 2027 | No |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 100% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 99% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 99% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Norwich City 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:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Norwich City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/norwich-city-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].