This council declared a climate emergency on May 9, 2019.
“Following the Council’s declaration of a climate emergency in 2019, we have developed a decarbonisation plan to show the route to becoming a net zero Local Authority 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 | Conwy County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 6% | 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
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 Conwy 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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Denbighshire County Council | 74% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 73% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 70% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 69% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 69% | No | No target | No |
Staffordshire County Council | 69% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 67% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Conwy 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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North Warwickshire Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 81% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 81% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 80% | No | No target | No |
Devon County Council | 80% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Conwy County Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Denbighshire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Conwy 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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Breckland District Council | 94% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | No |
Rother District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 87% | No | 2045 | No |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Herefordshire Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Conwy 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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North Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 87% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 86% | No | No target | No |
Lichfield District Council | 86% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 85% | No | 2050 | No |
Conwy County Borough Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Conwy County Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/conwy-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].