This council declared a climate emergency on July 18, 2019.
“The Notice of Motion referred to Cabinet seeks to commit the Council to achieve net-zero for its own operations by 2030 (or earlier) and to Agenda Item No.Report Title – Notice of Motion – Climate Change Emergency Page 2 of 5 Report No: work with all other relevant agencies towards making the Borough net-zero 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 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 56% | 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
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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 Southend-on-Sea Borough 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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London Borough of Croydon | 86% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Castle Point Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | No |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Basildon Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Ipswich Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 84% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Havering | 84% | Yes | No target | No |
Eastbourne Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Merton | 83% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 83% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Southend-on-Sea Borough 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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London Borough of Merton | 92% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Sutton | 89% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 89% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 87% | No | No target | No |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
South Tyneside Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Worcester City Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Rochford District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Castle Point Borough Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
Essex County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Southend-on-Sea Borough 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 Kensington and Chelsea | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
Redditch Borough Council | 91% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 91% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 91% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 91% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Southend-on-Sea Borough 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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Birmingham City Council | 100% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 100% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Nottingham City Council | 100% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 100% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | 100% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Barnet | 100% | No | No target | No |
Watford Borough Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Bexley | 100% | No | No target | No |
London Borough of Sutton | 100% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/southend-on-sea-borough-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].