This council declared a climate emergency on June 5, 2019.
“Winchester City Council sets out actions to achieve ambitious carbon neutrality targets - Commits council to a carbon neutral target by 2024.”
“Winchester City Council sets out actions to achieve ambitious carbon neutrality targets - Commits the Winchester district to go carbon neutral by 2030.”
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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 | Winchester City Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 49% | 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
Transport
Domestic
Commercial
Industry
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 Winchester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 82% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| North Kesteven District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 81% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
| Wiltshire Council | 80% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 80% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Winchester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Berkshire Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Guildford Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Stafford Borough Council | 84% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
| Middlesbrough Borough Council | 84% | No | 2029 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
| Warwick District Council | 84% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Chelmsford City Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
| North Kesteven District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastleigh Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
| Hampshire County Council | 98% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
| Fareham Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
| Southampton City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Gosport Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
| Portsmouth City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 96% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| Havant Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Test Valley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Winchester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud District Council | 100% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 99% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
| Cotswold District Council | 99% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
| Harrogate Borough Council | 98% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
| Mole Valley District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
| Guildford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 96% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
| Rochford District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Surrey County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Winchester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| East Lothian Council | 98% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
| Craven District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| East Ayrshire Council | 97% | No | 2030 | No |
| South Lakeland District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| Cumbria County Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| South Somerset District Council | 94% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
| Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
| Chichester District Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
| Denbighshire County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Winchester City Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Winchester City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/winchester-city-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].