This council declared a climate emergency on July 29, 2019.
“Project Zero brings together the wide range of work and opportunities available to tackle the climate emergency, reduce the Council’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2030 and encourage others to make positive changes.”
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 | Vale of Glamorgan Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 45% | 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 Vale of Glamorgan 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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North Somerset Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Leicestershire County Council | 78% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 76% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 76% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 75% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Vale of Glamorgan 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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Central Bedfordshire Council | 90% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 85% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Vale of Glamorgan Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Cardiff Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Vale of Glamorgan 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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Swindon Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
City of Edinburgh Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Vale of Glamorgan 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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Bath and North East Somerset Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 98% | No | No target | July 24, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | 95% | Yes | No target | No |
Chelmsford City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Vale of Glamorgan Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/vale-of-glamorgan-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].