This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 27, 2019.
“This threat requires an urgent response from all sectors of society, including locally, and in 2019 Lewisham Council declared a Climate Emergency and proposed a new ambition for the borough to be carbon neutral 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 | London Borough of Lewisham | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 77% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer 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 London Borough of Lewisham 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 Brent | 93% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 89% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 87% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 84% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Hounslow | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Enfield | 83% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Lewisham 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 Haringey | 91% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 91% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
London Borough of Ealing | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 88% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 86% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
London Borough of Enfield | 86% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 84% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with London Borough of Lewisham. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Southwark | 99% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 99% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Bromley | 98% | Yes | 2029 | No |
Greater London Authority | 98% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Lewisham 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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London Borough of Islington | 99% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 94% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 94% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 91% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 90% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Lambeth | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 87% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Lewisham 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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London Borough of Haringey | 100% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 100% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 100% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 100% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 100% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 100% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 100% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 100% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: London Borough of Lewisham. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/london-borough-of-lewisham/ [Accessed 3 Jul 2022].