This council declared a climate emergency on June 26, 2019.
“We have declared a climate and ecological emergency and made a pledge to become a carbon-neutral council 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 Oxfordshire District Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 50% | 43% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 · Top performer 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
Public Sector
Commercial
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 Oxfordshire 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 |
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Winchester City Council | 89% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 79% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 77% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 77% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Oxfordshire 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 |
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East Lothian Council | 88% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 84% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 84% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 81% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Vale of White Horse District Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Oxford City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 94% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
West Berkshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Oxfordshire 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 |
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Uttlesford District Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 99% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Mid Sussex District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
West Berkshire Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 93% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 93% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Oxfordshire 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 |
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East Lothian Council | 100% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | No |
Cumbria County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Denbighshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
South Lakeland District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 93% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
West Oxfordshire District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: West Oxfordshire District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/west-oxfordshire-district-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].