This council declared a climate emergency on June 20, 2019.
“Pledge to make the Borough of Rushmoor carbon-neutral by 2030, taking into account production and consumption emissions.”
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 | Rushmoor Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 46% | 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
Commercial
Industry
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 Rushmoor 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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Spelthorne Borough Council | 90% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Havering | 87% | Yes | No target | No |
Worthing Borough Council | 86% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Adur District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 85% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Worcester City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rushmoor 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 of England Combined Authority | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Milton Keynes | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 90% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 90% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Leeds City Council | 89% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Surrey Heath Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Hertfordshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 97% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rushmoor 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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Castle Point Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Exeter City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 91% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
London Borough of Havering | 91% | Yes | No target | No |
Oxford City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rushmoor 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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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | No |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | 100% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 99% | Yes | No target | No |
Belfast City Council | 99% | Yes | No target | Oct. 1, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Rushmoor Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Rushmoor Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/rushmoor-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].