This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 14, 2020.
“To develop an action plan to deliver our target of carbon neutrality by 2050, by the end of March 2020 (building on the existing sustainability strategy).”
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.
Spelthorne Borough 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 | Spelthorne Borough Council | Average district council |
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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
Commercial
Industry
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 Spelthorne 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 Havering | 92% | Yes | No target | No |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 86% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
London Borough of Bromley | 84% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Hertfordshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 83% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
These councils are the most similar to Spelthorne 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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Fareham Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 92% | Yes | No target | No |
Wokingham Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 90% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Havant Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 89% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Runnymede Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Woking Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 97% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Spelthorne 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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Rushmoor Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
Castle Point Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Spelthorne 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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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
Torbay Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 99% | Yes | No target | No |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | No |
Spelthorne Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Spelthorne Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/spelthorne-borough-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].