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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 | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 19% | 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 |
Local authorities in Scotland are required to publish yearly data on their compliance with their climate change duties – including the emissions reduction projects they are undertaking.
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 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 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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The Highland Council | 71% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 64% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Shetland Islands Council | 53% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Orkney Islands Council | 45% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 43% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 41% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Powys County Council | 40% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Eden District Council | 38% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 34% | No | 2045 | No |
Ceredigion County Council | 32% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 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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Orkney Islands Council | 65% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Ards and North Down Borough Council | 64% | No | No target | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 63% | Yes | No target | No |
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 62% | No | No target | No |
Shetland Islands Council | 59% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Ceredigion County Council | 57% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Mansfield District Council | 56% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 55% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Copeland Borough Council | 53% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Mole Valley District Council | 52% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 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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The Highland Council | 77% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 65% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Shetland Islands Council | 48% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 42% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Eden District Council | 39% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 39% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Orkney Islands Council | 36% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 35% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Ryedale District Council | 30% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 29% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 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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The Highland Council | 84% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 71% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Shetland Islands Council | 62% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Orkney Islands Council | 47% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 44% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 43% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Powys County Council | 43% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Eden District Council | 41% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 38% | No | 2045 | No |
Ryedale District Council | 33% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/comhairle-nan-eilean-siar/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].