This council declared a climate emergency on Aug. 26, 2019.
“In August 2019, Falkirk Council declared a Climate Emergency and “agreed to push towards increasing our efforts to reduce our carbon emissions to net zero by 2030 while making Grangemouth our first carbon neutral town”.”
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 | Falkirk Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 14% | 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
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 Falkirk 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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South Lanarkshire Council | 85% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 82% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 79% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Fife Council | 78% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 78% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 74% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 74% | No | No target | No |
South Ribble Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Falkirk 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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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 91% | No | 2050 | No |
Kirklees Council | 91% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 86% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Fife Council | 86% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Falkirk Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Clackmannanshire Council | 98% | No | No target | No |
North Lanarkshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 97% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 92% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Falkirk 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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West Lothian Council | 96% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Flintshire County Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 91% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 91% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Falkirk 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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Warwick District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
West of England Combined Authority | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Gloucestershire Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 93% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 93% | Yes | No target | No |
Falkirk Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Falkirk Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/falkirk-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].