This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 18, 2019.
“Westminster has declared a climate emergency – our commitment to becoming a carbon neutral council by 2030.”
“Westminster has declared a climate emergency – our commitment to becoming a carbon neutral council by 2030 and carbon neutral city by 2040. ”
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 | Westminster City Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 57% | 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
Commercial
Domestic
Transport
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 Westminster City 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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London Borough of Camden | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 75% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 74% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 69% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 66% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 63% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 62% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 62% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Westminster City 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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Oxford City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
City of London | 82% | No | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Camden | 81% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 77% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Cambridge City Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 70% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 68% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Camden | 100% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 99% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Islington | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 99% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
City of London | 99% | No | 2027 | No |
London Borough of Lambeth | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 99% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 99% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Westminster City 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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London Borough of Camden | 93% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 77% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 67% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 63% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 62% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 60% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 57% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 57% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Westminster City 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
London Borough of Camden | 99% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 90% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hackney | 89% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 84% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 83% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 79% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Westminster City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/westminster-city-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].