This council declared a climate emergency on April 11, 2019.
“Our climate action targets are to: become carbon neutral within our own operations by 2025.”
“Our climate action targets are to: be a carbon neutral district by 2030.”
Action Plan · PDF
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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.
South Oxfordshire District 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 | South Oxfordshire District 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
Industry
Commercial
Agriculture
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 Oxfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire Council | 85% | No | 2050 | No |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Hart District Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Tandridge District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Harborough District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 83% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| Wealden District Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Oxfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harborough District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 88% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Conwy County Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
| Tandridge District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
| East Sussex County Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Tendring District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| Broadland District Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| Oxford City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
| Warwickshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 95% | No | 2050 | No |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
| Cherwell District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Oxfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttlesford District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Mid Sussex District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
| St Albans City and District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Cotswold District Council | 94% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 94% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Oxfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Sevenoaks District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Devon County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
| Norfolk County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 93% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
| Chichester District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
| Dorset Council | 93% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
| Denbighshire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Northumberland Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: South Oxfordshire District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/south-oxfordshire-district-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].