Chichester District Council

Place

Council Climate Action Scorecard

26%

Buildings & Heating	30%
Biodiversity	20%
Collaboration & Engagement	70%
Goverance & Finance	24%
Planning & Land Use	10%
Transport	8%
Waste Reduction & Food	23%

Data from Climate Emergency UK. Updated 2023.

Council has a Climate Action Plan

Yes

Data from mySociety and Climate Emergency UK.

Council has declared a climate emergency

Yes

Data from mySociety.

Council Net Zero target date

2025

2033 national average

Data from mySociety.

Total emissions (ktCO2)

674

465.5 national average

Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy collated by mySociety. Estimated 2020 carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities. Updated 2020.

Council population

121,508

117,017.5 national average

Data from mySociety. Updated 2020.

Council Control

Liberal Democrats

Data from Open Council Data UK. Updated 2025-06-10.

Council type

District

Data from mySociety. Updated 2024-04-24.

Emissions profile

Transport/Domestic

Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy collated and analysed by mySociety. Labels local authorities based on the profile of their 2020 emissions to enable authorities with similar patterns of emissions to be compared. Updated January 2022.

Number of onshore windfarms

0.2 national average

Data from Wikipedia. Updated 2024-04-24.

Country of the UK

England

Data from mySociety. Updated 2024-04-24.

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated and standardised by mySociety. Deciles of deprivation, from 1 (most deprived) to 10 (least deprived). This uses a composite measure of deprivation (including income, employment, education, skills, health, crime, and housing) standardised across the countries of the UK.

Rural Urban Classification

Rural

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated and standardised by mySociety. A composite measure of 'ruralness' (based population density, settlement size, and drive times) standardised across the countries of the UK.

More place data

Public opinion

Consider climate change a high priority

55%

52.6% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who consider climate change a high priority. Updated July 2022.

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

24%

25.5% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who neither support nor oppose net zero. Updated July 2022.

Oppose Net Zero

13%

13.3% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who oppose net zero. Updated July 2022.

Support Net Zero

61%

59.1% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who support net zero. Updated July 2022.

Support nuclear energy

59.3%

61.1% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support offshore wind

90.8%

88.9% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

88.6%

88.6% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support solar power

92.7%

91.5% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support tidal energy

91.8%

89.6% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support wave energy

93.6%

90.4% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

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Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0.2 national average

Data from Tearfund. Updated July 2023.

Constituents pledged to meet MP as part of Common Grounds 2024

1.1 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Updated October 2024.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events

2.8 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events Updated October 2022.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events

3.1 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events Updated July 2023.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2024 events

3.6 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of public Great Big Green week 2024 events held in the area. This exludes any private events that were held. Updated September 2024.