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“The Council have recently agreed to align with these national targets of a 75% reduction in emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2045.”
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 | South Ayrshire Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 42% | 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 South Ayrshire 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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Carlisle City Council | 77% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Fife Council | 73% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Angus Council | 71% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 71% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Lanarkshire Council | 68% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 68% | No | No target | No |
East Ayrshire Council | 68% | No | 2030 | No |
West Lothian Council | 68% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 68% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Ayrshire 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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Ribble Valley Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | No |
North Yorkshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Gwynedd County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Northumberland Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Angus Council | 84% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 83% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils grographically border or overlap with South Ayrshire Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Ayrshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
North Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 90% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Ayrshire 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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Carlisle City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Allerdale Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | No |
Lincolnshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 86% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Ayrshire 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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Carlisle City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Derry City and Strabane District Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | June 27, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Harrogate Borough Council | 83% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: South Ayrshire Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/south-ayrshire-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].