This council declared a climate emergency on May 14, 2019.
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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 | Orkney Islands Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 11% | 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 Orkney Islands 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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Shetland Islands Council | 75% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Scottish Borders Council | 67% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 59% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 58% | No | 2045 | No |
Perth and Kinross Council | 54% | No | 2045 | No |
Richmondshire District Council | 50% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 49% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 48% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Craven District Council | 48% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Angus Council | 48% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Orkney Islands 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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Shetland Islands Council | 85% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 68% | No | No target | No |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 66% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 65% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 65% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Ards and North Down Borough Council | 64% | No | No target | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Fife Council | 61% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | 59% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 59% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Orkney Islands 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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Scottish Borders Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 82% | No | 2045 | No |
Shetland Islands Council | 69% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
The Moray Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Richmondshire District Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 66% | No | 2045 | No |
Eden District Council | 66% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 66% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 62% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 62% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Orkney Islands 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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Powys County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Scottish Borders Council | 78% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Shetland Islands Council | 76% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 73% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 71% | No | 2045 | No |
Eden District Council | 70% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Ryedale District Council | 69% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 65% | No | 2045 | No |
West Devon Borough Council | 65% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Orkney Islands Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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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:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Orkney Islands Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/orkney-islands-council/ [Accessed 22 May 2022].