This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 22, 2019.
“The Carbon Neutral Cornwall programme is a commitment to our future, a promise to work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2030, ensuring that Cornwall plays its part in restricting global warming to 1.50C. ”
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 | Cornwall Council (Unitary) | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 69% | 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 Cornwall Council (Unitary) 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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North Devon Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 68% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 67% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 66% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 66% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 65% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 65% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 64% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cornwall Council (Unitary) 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 | 79% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 78% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 78% | No | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 75% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 75% | No | No target | No |
Teignbridge District Council | 74% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 74% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 74% | No | No target | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Cornwall Council (Unitary). Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Plymouth City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Torridge District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
West Devon Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 73% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cornwall Council (Unitary) 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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Boston Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
Isle of Wight Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Denbighshire County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Hounslow | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Bolsover District Council | 87% | Yes | No target | No |
London Borough of Southwark | 85% | No | 2050 | March 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cornwall Council (Unitary) 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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East Devon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
South Holland District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
South Somerset District Council | 92% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
Winchester City Council | 90% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 89% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 89% | No | 2030 | No |
Wychavon District Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Lothian Council | 88% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Cornwall Council (Unitary). Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/cornwall-council-unitary/ [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].