This council declared a climate emergency on April 25, 2019.
“Over the last ten years Waltham Forest has successfully met the carbon reduction targets set out in the 2008 Climate Change Strategy, which set an overall target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050.”
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.
London Borough of Waltham Forest 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 | London Borough of Waltham Forest | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 0% | 50% |
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 London Borough of Waltham Forest 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 | 91% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
London Borough of Islington | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 87% | Yes | No target | No |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 84% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Portsmouth City Council | 80% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Waltham Forest 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 Redbridge | 90% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 89% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 89% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Gosport Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
London Borough of Hounslow | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Hastings Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with London Borough of Waltham Forest. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Hackney | 99% | Yes | 2040 | June 28, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 99% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 99% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 99% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 99% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 98% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Epping Forest District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Waltham Forest 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 Lambeth | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 91% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Newham | 90% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Islington | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 87% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Waltham Forest 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 Brent | 100% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Greenwich | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 100% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 100% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
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 Redbridge | 100% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Merton | 100% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: London Borough of Waltham Forest. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/london-borough-of-waltham-forest/ [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].