This council declared a climate emergency on June 17, 2019.
“Hampshire County Council set a target to be carbon neutral by 2050, in line with national government.”
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 | Hampshire County Council | Average county council |
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Total score | 53% | 40% |
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
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per km2
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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. Data has been combined from constituent local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Hampshire County 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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Hertfordshire County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 85% | Yes | No target | No |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 84% | No | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Hampshire County 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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Hertfordshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | No |
Maidstone Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Hampshire County Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Hampshire District Council | 98% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Havant Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Fareham Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Eastleigh Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Hampshire County 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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Oxfordshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
City of York Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2045 | No |
East Renfrewshire Council | 93% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Lichfield District Council | 92% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 91% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 91% | Yes | 2029 | No |
Bromsgrove District Council | 91% | No | No target | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Hampshire County 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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Lancashire County Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Kent County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Hampshire County Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/hampshire-county-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].