This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“Set up a climate cross party task force to start a dedicated report within the fiscal year with actions that it needs to take to address this emergency including how the wider community including businesses, organisations and individuals can be encouraged to make their own contributions to meeting a goal to make the Borough carbon neutral 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 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 50% | 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire Council | 89% | No | 2050 | No |
| Tandridge District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
| Sevenoaks District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
| Hampshire County Council | 83% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
| Wealden District Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Tunbridge Wells 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart District Council | 93% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 92% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 90% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 90% | No | 2050 | No |
| Hertsmere Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| St Albans City and District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| East Sussex County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
| Dacorum Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
| Midlothian Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Maidstone Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
| Rother District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
| East Sussex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
| Wealden District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
| Hastings Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Gravesham Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Sevenoaks District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Medway Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
| Dartford Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Tunbridge Wells 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove District Council | 99% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
| Warwick District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Derbyshire Dales District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
| Tandridge District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
| Brentwood Borough Council | 98% | No | 2040 | No |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 97% | No | 2045 | No |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
| Horsham District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
| Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Tunbridge Wells 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
| West Suffolk Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 97% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| West Lancashire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
| Ards and North Down Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Feb. 27, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Hart District Council | 94% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
| Warwickshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/tunbridge-wells-borough-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].