This council declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019.
“We are now building on this record to help achieve our biggest environmental challenge yet – to be a carbon neutral council by 2030 and a zero emission council 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.
Section | London Borough of Wandsworth | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 59% | 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 Wandsworth 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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Watford Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 88% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Merton | 88% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Barnet | 86% | No | No target | No |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Welwyn Hatfield Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 84% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Wandsworth 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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Norwich City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 90% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 88% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 86% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Ealing | 86% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Sutton | 86% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with London Borough of Wandsworth. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Merton | 99% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 99% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 99% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 98% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Wandsworth 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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Watford Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 92% | Yes | No target | No |
Worthing Borough Council | 92% | Yes | July 18, 2019 | |
Borough of Broxbourne | 92% | No | No target | No |
Epping Forest District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
City of London | 90% | No | 2027 | No |
Lewes District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to London Borough of Wandsworth 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 Newham | 100% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 100% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Southwark | 100% | No | 2050 | March 27, 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 |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 100% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: London Borough of Wandsworth. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/london-borough-of-wandsworth/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].