This council declared a climate emergency on March 5, 2019.
“Carlisle City Council is committed to reducing carbon emissions, both as an organisation and as the Local Planning Authority and resolves to go further than the UK100 Agreement and to act in line with the scientific consensus that we must reduce emissions to net zero by 2030, and therefore commits to: Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ that requires urgent action. Make the Council’s activities net-zero carbon 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 | Carlisle City Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 54% | 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 · Top performer 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 Carlisle City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Borough Council | 76% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 76% | No | 2045 | No |
| West Lothian Council | 73% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
| Midlothian Council | 71% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
| Fife Council | 71% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| North of Tyne Combined Authority | 71% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Wyre Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 68% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
| Cumbria County Council | 68% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Carlisle City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
| Harrogate Borough Council | 82% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 82% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | 82% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 77% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
| Cumbria County Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| West Lothian Council | 76% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Carlisle City Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Allerdale Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
| Cumbria County Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Scottish Borders Council | 88% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
| Northumberland Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | 80% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Carlisle City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2045 | No |
| Allerdale Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
| Cumbria County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council | 87% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
| Bassetlaw District Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
| Sedgemoor District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Norfolk County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | No |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 85% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
| East Suffolk Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Carlisle City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ayrshire Council | 94% | No | 2045 | No |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | June 27, 2019 |
| South Kesteven District Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
| Somerset West and Taunton Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
| Boston Borough Council | 87% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
| Stroud District Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
| Midlothian Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| Test Valley Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Carlisle City Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/carlisle-city-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].