This council declared a climate emergency on July 23, 2019.
“Climate change target of 2035 for the Council's operations to be net carbon neutral.”
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 | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 55% | 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 2019 emissions
per person
per km2
Commercial
Domestic
Industry
Public Sector
Transport
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 Epsom and Ewell 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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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Bromley | 88% | Yes | 2029 | No |
Three Rivers District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 88% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Epsom and Ewell 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 | 97% | Yes | 2029 | No |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Spelthorne Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | Oct. 14, 2020 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Barnet | 87% | No | No target | No |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | 2038 | March 28, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Harrow | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 99% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 99% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Mole Valley District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Epsom and Ewell 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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Fareham Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 99% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 96% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Guildford Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Epsom and Ewell 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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St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
London Borough of Hillingdon | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 16, 2020 |
Aberdeen City Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | No |
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Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/epsom-and-ewell-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 May 2022].