This council declared a climate emergency on July 15, 2019.
“In July 2019 we declared a climate emergency. The main purpose of this is was to commit to becoming carbon net zero and fully climate resilient by 2030.”
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 | Lewes District Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 57% | 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 · Top performer 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 Lewes 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 |
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West Sussex County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | No |
Gloucestershire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Lewes 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 |
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North Hertfordshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 93% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Kent County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 89% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Lewes District Council. 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 | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 97% | Yes | No target | No |
Wealden District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Lewes 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 |
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Rugby Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Epping Forest District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Gedling Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 93% | No | No target | No |
Maidstone Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Lewes 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 |
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Worcestershire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Swale Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Hampshire County Council | 95% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Lewes District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Lewes District Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/lewes-district-council/ [Accessed 22 May 2022].