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“Tackling climate change remains a priority of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council as it continues its commitment to become a ‘Carbon-Free Council’ by 2050. ”
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 | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 43% | 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf 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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Bridgend County Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | No |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 78% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 77% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 75% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 72% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 70% | No | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 70% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rhondda Cynon Taf 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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Sunderland City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 90% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 88% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 87% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | No |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Powys County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Rhondda Cynon Taf 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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Thanet District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 93% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
London Borough of Haringey | 91% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rhondda Cynon Taf 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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Redcar and Cleveland Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
North East Combined Authority | 90% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Colchester Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Isle of Wight Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/rhondda-cynon-taf-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 23 May 2022].