This council declared a climate emergency on May 16, 2019.
“Principal amongst these recommendations was one for the city to become carbon neutral city by 2030, which was endorsed by the city.”
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 | Glasgow City Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 75% | 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 · Top performer Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 · Top performer 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 Glasgow 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 |
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Dundee City Council | 83% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 77% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 73% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 71% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 70% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 69% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 68% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Glasgow 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 |
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Oxford City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 28, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 81% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 74% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Cambridge City Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
London Borough of Camden | 71% | Yes | 2030 | April 8, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 71% | Yes | 2045 | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Glasgow City Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Dunbartonshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | No |
East Renfrewshire Council | 98% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Glasgow 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 |
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 95% | No | No target | No |
Mansfield District Council | 94% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 93% | No | 2038 | July 26, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 91% | No | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 90% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Glasgow 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 |
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London Borough of Enfield | 100% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 100% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Wirral Council | 100% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 100% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 99% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Norwich City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 29, 2019 |
City of London | 99% | No | 2027 | No |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 99% | No | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
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: Glasgow City Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/glasgow-city-council/ [Accessed 22 May 2022].