Climate emergency declarations have been made by multiple jurisdictions in the United Kingdom, including city, county, and borough councils. Bills to declare a climate emergency have also been introduced in several other jurisdictions.
National In May 2019, the Parliament of the United Kingdom approved a motion to declare a climate emergency, becoming the first national Parliament to do so. The motion was tabled by then-Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn, and passed without a division with bilateral support, although it was not supported by ministers.
Devolved jurisdictions + Devolved jurisdictions that have declared a climate emergency Parliament Declared a climate emergency Date Gibraltar Parliament 3 May 2019 Isle of Man 18 June 2019 Jersey 2 May 2019 Northern Ireland Assembly 3 February 2020 Scottish Parliament 28 April 2019 Senedd 29 April 2019
England
County councils + England county councils that have declared a climate emergency County council Declared a climate emergency Date Buckinghamshire County Council 26 September 2019 Cambridgeshire County Council 14 May 2019 Cumbria County Council Derbyshire County Council Devon County Council 21 February 2019 East Sussex County Council 15 October 2019 Essex County Council Gloucestershire County Council 15 May 2019 Hampshire County Council 17 June 2019 Hertfordshire County Council 16 July 2019 Kent County Council 23 May 2019 Lancashire County Council Leicestershire County Council 15 May 2019 Lincolnshire County Council Norfolk County Council North Yorkshire County Council 5 July 2022 Northamptonshire County Council 20 June 2019 Nottinghamshire County Council 27 May 2021 Oxfordshire County Council 2 April 2019 Somerset County Council 20 February 2019 Staffordshire County Council 25 July 2019 Suffolk County Council 21 March 2019 Surrey County Council 9 July 2019 Warwickshire County Council 25 July 2019 West Sussex County Council 5 April 2019 Worcestershire County Council July 2021
District councils + England district councils that have declared a climate emergency District Council Declared a climate emergency Date Adur District Council 18 July 2019 Allerdale Borough Council 25 September 2019 Amber Valley Borough Council 24 July 2019 Arun District Council 13 November 2019 Ashfield District Council N/A Ashford Borough Council Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 29 July 2019. However, they have pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030. Aylesbury Vale District Council 18 September 2019 Babergh District Council 23 July 2019 Barrow Borough Council 16 July 2019 Basildon Borough Council N/A Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council 18 July 2019 Bassetlaw District Council Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 24 June 2021. Blaby District Council N/A Bolsover District Council Bolsover Council has debated a climate emergency but have not moved a motion for climate emergency. Boston Borough Council 20 January 2020 Braintree District Council 22 July 2019 Breckland District Council 19 September 2019 Brentwood Borough Council 21 June 2023 Broadland District Council 27 July 2023 Bromsgrove District Council 24 July 2019 Broxbourne Borough Council Broxtowe Borough Council 17 July 2019 Burnley Borough Council 10 July 2019 Cambridge City Council 21 February 2019 Cannock Chase District Council 17 July 2019 Canterbury City Council 18 July 2019 Carlisle City Council 5 March 2019 Castle Point Borough Council Charnwood Borough Council Chelmsford City Council 16 July 2019 Cheltenham Borough Council 9 July 2019 Cherwell District Council 22 July 2019 Chesterfield Borough Council 17 July 2019 Chichester District Council 9 July 2019 Chiltern District Council 24 July 2019 Chorley Borough Council 19 November 2019 Colchester Borough Council 17 July 2019 Copeland Borough Council Corby Borough Council 29 August 2019 Cotswold District Council 3 July 2019 Craven District Council 6 August 2019 Crawley Borough Council 17 July 2019 Dacorum Borough Council 17 July 2019 Dartford Borough Council 7 October 2019 Daventry District Council 20 February 2020 Derbyshire Dales District Council 30 May 2019 Dover District Council 29 January 2020 East Cambridgeshire District Council 17 October 2019 East Devon District Council 24 July 2019 East Hampshire District Council 18 July 2019 East Hertfordshire District Council 26 July 2023 East Lindsey District Council East Northamptonshire District Council East Staffordshire Borough Council 17 August 2020 East Suffolk Council 24 July 2019 Eastbourne Borough Council 10 July 2019 Eastleigh Borough Council 18 July 2019 Eden District Council 11 July 2019 Elmbridge Borough Council 17 July 2019 Epping Forest District Council 19 September 2019 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council 23 July 2019 Erewash Borough Council 26 October 2023 Exeter City Council 23 July 2019 Fareham Borough Council 24 October 2019 Fenland District Council Folkestone and Hythe District Council 24 July 2019 Forest of Dean District Council 6 December 2018 Fylde Borough Council Gedling Borough Council 20 November 2019 Gloucester City Council 11 July 2019 Gosport Borough Council Gravesham Borough Council 26 June 2019 Great Yarmouth Borough Council Guildford Borough Council 23 July 2019 Hambleton District Council 14 December 2021 Harborough District Council 24 June 2019 Harlow District Council 11 July 2019 Harrogate Borough Council Hart District Council 29 April 2021 Hastings Borough Council 23 March 2020 Havant Borough Council 20 November 2024 Hertsmere Borough Council 18 September 2019 High Peak Borough Council 15 October 2019 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 16 July 2019 Horsham District Council 26 June 2019 Huntingdonshire District Council 22 February 2023 Hyndburn Borough Council 19 September 2019 Ipswich Borough Council 9 July 2019 Kettering Borough Council 24 July 2019 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council 9 September 2021 Lancaster City Council 30 January 2019 Lewes District Council 15 July 2019 Lichfield District Council 21 October 2019 Lincoln City Council 23 July 2019 Maidstone Borough Council 10 April 2019 Maldon District Council 4 February 2021 Malvern Hills District Council 23 July 2019 Mansfield District Council 5 March 2019 Melton Borough Council 17 July 2019 Mendip District Council 25 February 2019 Mid Devon District Council 26 June 2019 Mid Suffolk District Council 25 July 2019 Mid Sussex District Council Mole Valley District Council 18 June 2019 North Devon District Council 24 July 2019 North East Derbyshire District Council 8 July 2019 North Hertfordshire District Council 21 May 2019 North Kesteven District Council 11 July 2019 North Norfolk District Council 24 April 2019 North West Leicestershire District Council 25 June 2019 North Warwickshire Borough Council 22 October 2019 New Forest District Council 6 October 2021 Newark and Sherwood District Council 16 July 2019 Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council 3 April 2019 Northampton Borough Council 3 June 2019 Norwich City Council 29 January 2019 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council 4 December 2019 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council Oxford City Council 28 January 2019 Pendle Borough Council 11 July 2019 Preston City Council 18 April 2019 Redditch Borough Council 23 September 2019 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Ribble Valley Borough Council 14 October 2025 Richmondshire District Council 23 July 2019 Rochford District Council 28 June 2023 Rossendale Borough Council 25 December 2019 Rother District Council 16 December 2019 Rugby Borough Council 18 July 2019 Runnymede Borough Council 17 October 2019 Rushcliffe Borough Council 7 March 2019 Rushmoor Borough Council 20 June 2019 Ryedale District Council 10 October 2019 Scarborough Borough Council 7 January 2019 Sedgemoor District Council 20 March 2019 Selby District Council Sevenoaks District Council Somerset West and Taunton Council 21 February 2019 South Buckinghamshire District Council South Cambridgeshire District Council 28 November 2019 South Derbyshire District Council 27 June 2019 South Hams District Council 25 July 2019 South Holland District Council South Kesteven District Council 26 September 2019 South Lakeland District Council 26 February 2019 South Norfolk District Council South Northamptonshire District Council South Oxfordshire District Council 11 April 2019 South Ribble Borough Council 24 July 2019 South Somerset District Council 21 May 2019 South Staffordshire District Council 10 September 2019 Spelthorne Borough Council 14 October 2020 St Albans City Council 9 July 2019 Stafford Borough Council 23 July 2019 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 10 July 2019 Stevenage Borough Council 12 June 2019 Stratford-upon-Avon District Council 30 July 2019 Stroud District Council 13 December 2018 Surrey Heath Borough Council 9 October 2019 Swale Borough Council 26 June 2019 Tamworth Borough Council 19 November 2019 Tandridge District Council 13 February 2020 Teignbridge District Council 18 April 2019 Tendring District Council 6 August 2019 Test Valley Borough Council 4 September 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council 1 October 2019 Thanet District Council 11 July 2019 Three Rivers District Council 21 May 2019 Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council 9 July 2019 Torridge District Council 1 July 2019 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 17 July 2019 Uttlesford District Council 30 July 2019 Vale of White Horse District Council 13 February 2019 Warwick District Council 26 June 2019 Watford Borough Council 9 July 2019 Waverley Borough Council 18 September 2019 Wealden District Council 24 July 2019 Wellingborough Borough Council Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 19 June 2019 West Devon District Council 21 May 2019 West Lancashire District Council 17 July 2019 West Lindsey District Council West Oxfordshire District Council 26 June 2019 West Suffolk Council 11 September 2019 Winchester City Council 5 June 2019 Woking Borough Council 25 July 2019 Worcester City Council 16 July 2019 Worthing Borough Council 18 July 2019 Wychavon District Council Wycombe District Council 3 February 2020 Wyre Borough Council 11 July 2019 Wyre Forest District Council 22 May 2019
London boroughs There are thirty three London borough authorities, there are only three of these London Borough authorities that have not declared a climate emergency. This means that 91% of London Boroughs have declared a climate emergency. The below table contains data of climate emergency declarations that has been obtained through CEDAMIA and edited to include jurisdictions that have not declared a climate emergency.