This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
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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 | Worthing Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 53% | 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
Domestic
Transport
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.
These councils are the most similar to Worthing 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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Brighton and Hove City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Havering | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 87% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 85% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
London Borough of Croydon | 85% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Worthing 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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Ipswich Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Medway Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Havant Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Fareham Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 88% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 87% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 87% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Adur District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Horsham District Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
Crawley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | July 17, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Mole Valley District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Worthing 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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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 88% | Yes | No target | No |
Gosport Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
City of London | 85% | No | 2027 | No |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Watford Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
Tamworth Borough Council | 81% | No | 2050 | Oct. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Worthing 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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Gosport Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Stevenage Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | June 12, 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 100% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Plymouth City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 99% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Worthing Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/worthing-borough-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].