This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 26, 2019.
“This Council commits to playing as full a role as possible – leading by example as well as by exhortation – in achieving a carbon neutral Reading by 2030.”
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 | Reading Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 74% | 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 Reading 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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Watford Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 88% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 87% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Worthing Borough Council | 85% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
London Borough of Barnet | 85% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Coventry City Council | 83% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | No |
London Borough of Redbridge | 83% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Reading 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 Wandsworth | 92% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 90% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Brent | 89% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Norwich City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 89% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Bristol City Council | 88% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Wokingham Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Hertfordshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 96% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Reading 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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London Borough of Hillingdon | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
London Borough of Croydon | 86% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 85% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
City of London | 84% | No | 2027 | No |
Greater London Authority | 83% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Worthing Borough Council | 83% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Watford Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | 81% | No | No target | No |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 79% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Reading 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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Blackpool Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 99% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Enfield | 99% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 99% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 99% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
Bristol City Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Birmingham City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
City of London | 97% | No | 2027 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Reading Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/reading-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].