This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“To reduce carbon emissions in line with the Climate Change Act 2008 to be net-zero by 2050 for all Council services...This is a strategy for East Hampshire District Council (rather than the county of Hampshire.”
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 | East Hampshire District Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 24% | 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
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 East Hampshire District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wealden District Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
| Brentwood Borough Council | 86% | No | 2040 | No |
| Lichfield District Council | 85% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
| Test Valley Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 83% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| New Forest District Council | 82% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to East Hampshire District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lichfield District Council | 90% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
| Wealden District Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
| Brentwood Borough Council | 87% | No | 2040 | No |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 84% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Chelmsford City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
| Malvern Hills District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| Test Valley Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
| Braintree District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
| Horsham District Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire County Council | 98% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
| Hart District Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
| Havant Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Chichester District Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
| Winchester City Council | 96% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
| Rushmoor Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
| Portsmouth City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Gosport Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to East Hampshire District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester City Council | 99% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
| Harrogate Borough Council | 99% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
| Stroud District Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
| Mole Valley District Council | 99% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
| Guildford Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| Cotswold District Council | 97% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
| Rochford District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
| Horsham District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
| Surrey County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Hampshire District 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 Berkshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Braintree District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
| West Suffolk Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| Fife Council | 95% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| East Suffolk Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Hart District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
| Warwickshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: East Hampshire District Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/east-hampshire-district-council/ [Accessed 28 Jan 2023].