This council declared a climate emergency on April 5, 2019.
“The Council will achieve net zero carbon emissions across our own estate 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 Sussex County Council | Average county council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 35% | 40% |
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. Data has been combined from constituent local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to West Sussex County 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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Lewes District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 88% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to West Sussex County 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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Essex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hampshire County Council | 96% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 93% | Yes | No target | No |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 92% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Horsham District Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | 98% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Adur District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Mole Valley District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Waverley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Sussex County 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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The Moray Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to West Sussex County 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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Essex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2032 | No |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 96% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 95% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: West Sussex County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/west-sussex-county-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].