This council declared a climate emergency on June 26, 2019.
“In June 2019 the Council agreed to set an ambitious target to reach net zero carbon emissions 20 years ahead of the national target. This means building on 2016’s Greener Greenwich strategy and creating a new Greenwich carbon neutral plan with a 2030 target.”
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 | Royal Borough of Greenwich | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 64% | 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 Royal Borough of Greenwich 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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London Borough of Ealing | 90% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Portsmouth City Council | 88% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 88% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 86% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 86% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 83% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Southampton City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Greenwich 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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Portsmouth City Council | 92% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | No |
London Borough of Hounslow | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Greater London Authority | 87% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Coventry City Council | 87% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 86% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 85% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Kent County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 99% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 99% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 99% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 99% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
London Borough of Bromley | 99% | Yes | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Redbridge | 98% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 98% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 98% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Greenwich 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 Ealing | 94% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Portsmouth City Council | 87% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 86% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 83% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 83% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Slough Borough Council | 82% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Croydon | 79% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 77% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Greenwich 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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London Borough of Ealing | 100% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 99% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
Greater London Authority | 97% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Redbridge | 95% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Merton | 95% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 93% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Royal Borough of Greenwich. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/royal-borough-of-greenwich/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].