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We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.
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.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
| Section | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 0% | 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 Great Yarmouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tendring District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Dover District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
| Swale Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
| Peterborough City Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Gravesham Borough Council | 72% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Lancashire County Council | 71% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
| East Suffolk Council | 71% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Colchester Borough Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Ashford Borough Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Great Yarmouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | No |
| Dover District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
| Basildon Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Ashford Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| City of York Council | 88% | No | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
| Dacorum Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
| Borough of Broxbourne | 87% | No | No target | No |
| Worcestershire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
| Canterbury City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadland District Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
| South Norfolk District Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
| East Suffolk Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| North Norfolk District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
| Norfolk County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Great Yarmouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| Hastings Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Thanet District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | 92% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2038 | Feb. 24, 2020 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
| London Borough of Haringey | 89% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Great Yarmouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar and Cleveland Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
| South Staffordshire Council | 90% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
| Tandridge District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
| North Northamptonshire Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
| Tendring District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 89% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/great-yarmouth-borough-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].