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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 Norfolk District Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 41% | 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
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per km2
Transport
Domestic
Industry
Agriculture
Commercial
Public Sector
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 Norfolk 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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Mid Suffolk District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Breckland District Council | 78% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 78% | No | 2040 | No |
Wealden District Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 77% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Norfolk 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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South Derbyshire District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 86% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 84% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Teignbridge District Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 82% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 82% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Norwich City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 98% | No | 2050 | No |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
North Norfolk District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Norfolk County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
Breckland District Council | 94% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Norfolk 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 Devon District Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 98% | No | 2040 | No |
Orkney Islands Council | 97% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 97% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Norfolk 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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South Holland District Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
East Lindsey District Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Rutland County Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
East Devon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
South Lakeland District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 92% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: South Norfolk District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/south-norfolk-district-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].