This council declared a climate emergency on July 9, 2019.
“The Environment Agency has produced a report on its commitment to reduce its carbon emissions to net zero by 2030 . We aim to be carbon neutral in the same time frame.”
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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 | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 64% | 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 Tonbridge and Malling 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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Central Bedfordshire Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
West Sussex County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Maidstone Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
Hampshire County Council | 84% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Tonbridge and Malling 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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Hampshire County Council | 93% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
City of York Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Blaby District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Gravesham Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Dartford Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 97% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Medway Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 96% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Bromley | 96% | Yes | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Havering | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Tonbridge and Malling 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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North West Leicestershire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 97% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hampshire County Council | 96% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Lichfield District Council | 96% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Tonbridge and Malling 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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Tendring District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Tandridge District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
North Northamptonshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
South Staffordshire Council | 92% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/tonbridge-and-malling-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].