We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“Bridgend County Borough Council is leading the way in its response to the challenges of climate change and achieving a position of net zero carbon as a public body 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.
Bridgend County Borough 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 | Bridgend County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 0% | 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
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per km2
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Domestic
Industry
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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 Bridgend County 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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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 79% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 78% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 74% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Lancaster City Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 74% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bridgend County 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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Erewash Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | No |
Kirklees Council | 87% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 85% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 85% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Bridgend County Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bridgend County 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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Chesterfield Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
City of Lincoln Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Medway Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Basildon Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 92% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Bridgend County 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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Blaby District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North East Combined Authority | 98% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 96% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Bridgend County Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/bridgend-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 May 2022].