This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“The Notice of Motion referred to Cabinet seeks to commit the Council to achieve net-zero for its own operations by 2030 (or earlier) and to Agenda Item No.Report Title – Notice of Motion – Climate Change Emergency Page 2 of 5 Report No: work with all other relevant agencies towards making the Borough net-zero 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 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 56% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer 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
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Transport
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 Southend-on-Sea 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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London Borough of Croydon | 86% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 84% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Enfield | 84% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 83% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
London Borough of Harrow | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 81% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 81% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Southend-on-Sea 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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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 90% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 89% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Harrow | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
South Tyneside Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 88% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 87% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Rochford District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Castle Point Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Maldon District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
Medway Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Swale Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Chelmsford City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Thurrock Council | 96% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Southend-on-Sea 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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Brighton and Hove City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Gosport Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Worcester City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Cardiff Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Southend-on-Sea 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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Birmingham City Council | 99% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 99% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Liverpool City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 99% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 99% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 99% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Barnet | 98% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Watford Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 98% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 98% | No | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/southend-on-sea-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].