This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 28, 2019.
“Delivering the City Council’s 4th Carbon Management Plan, which aims to achieve zero carbon by 2030.”
“A net zero carbon city 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 | Oxford City Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 48% | 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
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 Oxford 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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Cambridge City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
City of London | 76% | No | 2027 | No |
Exeter City Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
City of Lincoln Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 72% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oxford 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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Westminster City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 78% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Cambridge City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 75% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 73% | Yes | 2045 | No |
London Borough of Camden | 73% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
City of London | 72% | No | 2027 | No |
City of Lincoln Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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South Oxfordshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 93% | No | 2050 | No |
Wokingham Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Oxford 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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Exeter City Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 89% | No | No target | No |
Worcester City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Cambridge City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Oxford 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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West Midlands Combined Authority | 100% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Plymouth City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 98% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Gosport Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Stevenage Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Oxford City Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Oxford City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/oxford-city-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].