This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 25, 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 | South Lanarkshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 44% | 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 Lanarkshire 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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Falkirk Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Fife Council | 83% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 80% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 78% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 76% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 76% | No | No target | No |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 74% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 73% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Lanarkshire 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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Ashfield District Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Hart District Council | 86% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 85% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | No | 2038 | March 28, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with South Lanarkshire Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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North Lanarkshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 94% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | No |
East Renfrewshire Council | 92% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 91% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 85% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to South Lanarkshire 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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Sedgemoor District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Fife Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
East Sussex County Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Suffolk County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to South Lanarkshire 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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East Staffordshire Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 94% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Hampshire County Council | 94% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: South Lanarkshire Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/south-lanarkshire-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].