This council declared a climate emergency on July 2, 2019.
“Will create a strategic plan for West Berkshire, that aims to deliver 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 | West Berkshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 61% | 50% |
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 West Berkshire 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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Oxfordshire County Council | 87% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 84% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 84% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
Stroud District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 81% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Berkshire 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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Winchester City Council | 90% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 82% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 81% | No | No target | No |
Bromsgrove District Council | 81% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 93% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 93% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Berkshire 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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South Oxfordshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Cotswold District Council | 95% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 94% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Berkshire 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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Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 99% | No | No target | No |
East Hampshire District Council | 98% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Fife Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
West Suffolk Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: West Berkshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/west-berkshire-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].