This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 4, 2019.
“In declaring a Climate Emergency, Test Valley Borough Council has committed to identifying steps we can take to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible, certainly before the Government target of 2050.”
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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.
Section | Test Valley Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 22% | 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
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 Test Valley 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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Cherwell District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 84% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 83% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 83% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Test Valley 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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Vale of White Horse District Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Lichfield District Council | 87% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Southampton City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 96% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Winchester City Council | 95% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 93% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Test Valley 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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Lichfield District Council | 99% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Leicestershire County Council | 98% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Shetland Islands Council | 98% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Chelmsford City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 96% | No | 2045 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Test Valley 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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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Derry City and Strabane District Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | June 27, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
South Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2045 | No |
Angus Council | 90% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Midlothian Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Test Valley Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/test-valley-borough-council/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].