This council declared a climate emergency on March 19, 2019.
“Pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions in the Portsmouth by 2030, considering, both production and consumption of emissions according to the Standard provided by the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol.”
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 | Portsmouth City Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 38% | 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 Portsmouth City 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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Royal Borough of Greenwich | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 86% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 86% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 83% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
London Borough of Lambeth | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 83% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 83% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Portsmouth City 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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Royal Borough of Greenwich | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 87% | Yes | No target | No |
Plymouth City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Norwich City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 84% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
London Borough of Brent | 83% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Ealing | 82% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Portsmouth City Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Gosport Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Havant Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Fareham Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 98% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 96% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Portsmouth City 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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Royal Borough of Greenwich | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 93% | No | 2025 | July 17, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 93% | Yes | No target | No |
Ashfield District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Southwark | 91% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Islington | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Tendring District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Portsmouth City 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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London Borough of Merton | 100% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Redbridge | 100% | Yes | 2050 | June 20, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 100% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 100% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Leicester City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 100% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Ealing | 100% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Portsmouth City Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/portsmouth-city-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].