This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 13, 2019.
“For Vale of White Horse District, the CEAC recommended to reduce carbon emissions by 75% by 2030 and aspire to become a carbon neutral district by 2045, at the latest. These targets were agreed at Cabinet on 6 December 2019.”
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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.
Vale of White Horse District Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
| Section | Vale of White Horse District Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 0% | 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 Vale of White Horse District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hampshire District Council | 83% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Winchester City Council | 80% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 80% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
| Lichfield District Council | 79% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 78% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Waverley Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Guildford Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Vale of White Horse District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lichfield District Council | 93% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
| Test Valley Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
| Uttlesford District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
| Chelmsford City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Mid Suffolk District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
| Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 84% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Oxford City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Swindon Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
| Cherwell District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
| Cotswold District Council | 92% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
| Reading Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Vale of White Horse District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
| Rutland County Council | 99% | No | 2050 | No |
| Harborough District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Hart District Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
| Isles of Scilly | 94% | Yes | 2030 | April 11, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Vale of White Horse District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lincolnshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 96% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| South Derbyshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
| Northumberland Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
| North West Leicestershire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
| Sevenoaks District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
| Teignbridge District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Vale of White Horse District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/vale-of-white-horse-district-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].