This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“In July 2019, we declared a Climate Emergency, pledging to lead South Gloucestershire to become carbon neutral by 2030.”
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 Gloucestershire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 80% | 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 · Top performer 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 Gloucestershire 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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North Somerset Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 85% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Gloucestershire 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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Swindon Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Adur District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
City of York Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Bath and North East Somerset Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Bristol City Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Mendip District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Somerset County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Gloucestershire 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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Charnwood Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Lichfield District Council | 98% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
Test Valley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Gloucestershire 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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Rochford District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Dacorum Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
Hertfordshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Canterbury City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: South Gloucestershire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/south-gloucestershire-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].