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“In July 2020, Rochford District Council made a commitment to work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2030 for its own operations. ”
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 | Rochford District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 3% | 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 Rochford 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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St Albans City and District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 85% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 84% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Bromley | 84% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Hertfordshire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hampshire County Council | 82% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rochford 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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Blaby District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Castle Point Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Arun District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Swale Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Medway Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Chelmsford City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Tendring District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rochford 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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East Dunbartonshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Surrey County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
Oxfordshire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Horsham District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 97% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Harrogate Borough Council | 96% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Rochford 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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South Gloucestershire Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 96% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Peterborough City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Rochford District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/rochford-district-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].