This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 1, 2019.
“To lead by example by becoming net zero carbon by 2030 from its operations and buildings - embedding the reduction of carbon emissions in all relevant Council decision-making and operations, where we have direct influence.”
“The borough to be carbon neutral by 2040 - ten years ahead of the Government’s targets.”
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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 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 62% | 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
Commercial
Transport
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 Kensington and Chelsea 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 Hammersmith & Fulham | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 74% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 69% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 68% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 66% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 64% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 63% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 63% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 62% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 81% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Blackpool Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 74% | Yes | 2045 | No |
City of Lincoln Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | 72% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 99% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 99% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 99% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Lambeth | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Merton | 99% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 99% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
City of London | 99% | No | 2027 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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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Westminster City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 85% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 74% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 70% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 61% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 61% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 61% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 56% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 54% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 53% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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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Westminster City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 91% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 89% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 83% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 82% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 81% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 81% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/royal-borough-of-kensington-and-chelsea/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].