This council declared a climate emergency on Nov. 28, 2019.
“Our Zero Carbon Strategy [PDF, 5.5MB] was adopted on 21 May 2020. It outlines how we are supporting the district to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and reduce them to zero by 2050, including delivering a reduction in our own carbon footprint of at least 45% by 2025, (on a 2019 baseline), and at least 75% by 2030.”
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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 | South Cambridgeshire District Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 39% | 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
Transport
Domestic
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 South Cambridgeshire 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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Uttlesford District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 79% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 78% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Horsham District Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 76% | No | 2040 | No |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 75% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 72% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Cambridgeshire 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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East Cambridgeshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 84% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 83% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 80% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 80% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 79% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Cambridge City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 95% | No | 2040 | No |
Stevenage Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to South Cambridgeshire 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 Hertfordshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Rutland County Council | 94% | No | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to South Cambridgeshire 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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North Warwickshire Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Copeland Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 86% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Horsham District Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Uttlesford District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: South Cambridgeshire District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/south-cambridgeshire-district-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].