This council declared a climate emergency on April 11, 2019.
“Our climate action targets are to: become carbon neutral within our own operations by 2025.”
“Our climate action targets are to: be a carbon neutral district 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.
South Oxfordshire District Council 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 | South Oxfordshire District Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 0% | 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 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 South Oxfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Hart District Council | 81% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
| Harborough District Council | 79% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| Tandridge District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 78% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 77% | No | 2050 | No |
| West Berkshire Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Waverley Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to South Oxfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harborough District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
| Epping Forest District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | 82% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
| Staffordshire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
| Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
| East Ayrshire Council | 80% | No | 2030 | No |
| Conwy County Borough Council | 80% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
| North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with South Oxfordshire District Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| Oxford City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| West Berkshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | 95% | No | 2050 | No |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
| Cherwell District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Oxfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Berkshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Mid Sussex District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | No |
| Uttlesford District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
| St Albans City and District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
| Elmbridge Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
| Fareham Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 24, 2019 |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2035 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Oxfordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
| Sevenoaks District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Chichester District Council | 90% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
| Norfolk County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | No |
| Dorset Council | 90% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 89% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
| Broadland District Council | 89% | No | 2050 | No |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Rother District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
| Sedgemoor District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: South Oxfordshire District Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/south-oxfordshire-district-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].