This council declared a climate emergency on Oct. 9, 2019.
“On the 9 October 2019 the Council declared a Climate Emergency and pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030 across its own estate and operations, including contractors used, and support the actions being taken by Surrey County Council in this area. ”
“The Council has produced a Climate Change Action Plan to work towards achieving the ambitious net-zero carbon emission target by 2030 as an organisation and contribute to making the Borough net zero by 2050 (with the aspiration for 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 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 63% | 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
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 Surrey Heath 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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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 91% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 86% | No | 2050 | No |
Mid Sussex District Council | 86% | Yes | No target | No |
Tandridge District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Three Rivers District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 84% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Surrey Heath 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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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 93% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 92% | No | 2050 | No |
Surrey County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
St Albans City and District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 87% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 87% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 86% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Bracknell Forest Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Hertfordshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 98% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
Waverley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Surrey Heath 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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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 98% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Fareham Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 95% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Winchester City Council | 94% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Surrey Heath 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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Inverclyde Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 95% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
City of York Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 95% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Surrey Heath Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/surrey-heath-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].