This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 17, 2019.
We couldn’t find any climate pledges from this council. If you’ve found one, let us know!
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.
Runnymede Borough Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | Runnymede Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 0% | 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
Public Sector
Commercial
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 Runnymede 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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Cheltenham Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Canterbury City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 78% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 75% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Runnymede 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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West Dunbartonshire Council | 86% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 83% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 77% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Surrey County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Woking Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 97% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Runnymede 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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Three Rivers District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Gloucestershire Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 93% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 93% | No | 2050 | No |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Runnymede 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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Ashfield District Council | 100% | No | No target | No |
Erewash Borough Council | 99% | No | 2050 | No |
Bracknell Forest Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Runnymede Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/runnymede-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].