This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“ Achieving a carbon neutral Wokingham Borough 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 | Wokingham Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 70% | 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
Domestic
Transport
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 Wokingham Borough 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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St Albans City and District Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 84% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 83% | Yes | No target | No |
Blaby District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hart District Council | 82% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wokingham Borough 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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London Borough of Bromley | 93% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Blaby District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 91% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Rochford District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Reading Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Bracknell Forest Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Hart District Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 97% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 95% | Yes | No target | No |
Runnymede Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wokingham Borough 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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Hart District Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 95% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Rutland County Council | 95% | No | 2050 | No |
Isles of Scilly | 92% | Yes | 2030 | April 11, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Mid Sussex District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Wokingham Borough 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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Arun District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
City of York Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Thurrock Council | 95% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Wokingham Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/wokingham-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].