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“Swindon Borough Council recognises the impact of climate change and the need to be sustainable and as such will be carbon neutral as an organisation by 2030.”
“The Council will work in partnership with local businesses, residents and suppliers to develop a proactive carbon reduction agenda that helps the wider Borough of Swindon to reduce their emissions to Net Zero ahead of 2050.”
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 | Swindon Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 60% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 · Top performer 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
Transport
Domestic
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 Swindon 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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Milton Keynes | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 85% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 83% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Swindon 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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Adur District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
City of York Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Cotswold District Council | 95% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 95% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Oxford City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Swindon 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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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Canterbury City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Swindon 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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Tees Valley Combined Authority | 99% | No | No target | No |
St Albans City and District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 97% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | No |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Swindon Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/swindon-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].