This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 18, 2019.
“In September 2019, councillors voted to adopt the Climate Emergency motion, which sets out the council's aim to become 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 | Waverley Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 76% | 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
Public Sector
Industry
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 Waverley 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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Mole Valley District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 83% | Yes | No target | No |
Surrey County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 82% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Guildford Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 82% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Waverley 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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Mole Valley District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 83% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 81% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
Fylde Borough Council | 80% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Guildford Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Hart District Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Waverley 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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Rushcliffe Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Rutland County Council | 98% | No | 2050 | No |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Mid Sussex District Council | 93% | Yes | No target | No |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Waverley 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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East Sussex County Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Flintshire County Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
Swale Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Lewes District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Waverley Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Waverley Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/waverley-borough-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].